scsi: target: tcm_loop: Fix segfault in tcm_loop_tpg_address_show()
If the allocation of tl_hba->sh fails in tcm_loop_driver_probe() and we
attempt to dereference it in tcm_loop_tpg_address_show() we will get a
segfault, see below for an example. So, check tl_hba->sh before
dereferencing it.
Unable to allocate struct scsi_host
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000194
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 1 PID: 8356 Comm: tokio-runtime-w Not tainted 6.6.104.2-4.azl3 #1
Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.1 09/28/2024
RIP: 0010:tcm_loop_tpg_address_show+0x2e/0x50 [tcm_loop]
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
configfs_read_iter+0x12d/0x1d0 [configfs]
vfs_read+0x1b5/0x300
ksys_read+0x6f/0xf0
...
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: tcm_loop: Fix segfault in tcm_loop_tpg_address_show() If the allocation of tl_hba->sh fails in tcm_loop_driver_probe() and we attempt to dereference it in tcm_loop_tpg_address_show() we will get a segfault, see below for an example. So, check tl_hba->sh before dereferencing it. Unable to allocate struct scsi_host BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000194 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 1 PID: 8356 Comm: tokio-runtime-w Not tainted 6.6.104.2-4.azl3 #1 Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.1 09/28/2024 RIP: 0010:tcm_loop_tpg_address_show+0x2e/0x50 [tcm_loop] ... Call Trace: <TASK> configfs_read_iter+0x12d/0x1d0 [configfs] vfs_read+0x1b5/0x300 ksys_read+0x6f/0xf0 ... | |
| Title | scsi: target: tcm_loop: Fix segfault in tcm_loop_tpg_address_show() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:49:19.685Z
Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.258Z
Link: CVE-2025-68229
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:57.067
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2025-68229
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