{"id":"CVE-2026-98128","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: mpi3mr: Fix target device refcount leak in mpi3mr_sas_port_add()\n\nmpi3mr_get_tgtdev_by_addr() increments the target device kref when it\nreturns a device","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: mpi3mr: Fix target device refcount leak in mpi3mr_sas_port_add()\n\nmpi3mr_get_tgtdev_by_addr() increments the target device kref when it\nreturns a device. If a sub…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 60a9aaac07f6470b252c4de40e7d8a6e25004093","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 58e3d2fbc8c914ed3dce2f7d915b3c4f4a3c76fb","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 040146f81d099006a354b0caacc7f01ca00f257e","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 06a7073b33b8f5cb0ee71e07dc669efffb1c7d58","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 1ccbe8c42009706af79e6629c70d42fc929aef2b","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 419d129f970aaa6567dbac366b0c93784bf9ec97","Linux 6.1"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:34.417","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98128","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040146f81d099006a354b0caacc7f01ca00f257e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06a7073b33b8f5cb0ee71e07dc669efffb1c7d58","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ccbe8c42009706af79e6629c70d42fc929aef2b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/419d129f970aaa6567dbac366b0c93784bf9ec97","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58e3d2fbc8c914ed3dce2f7d915b3c4f4a3c76fb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a9aaac07f6470b252c4de40e7d8a6e25004093","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98128.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98128"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541376"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98128"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98128"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98128.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00123,"epssPercentile":0.02054,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.818Z","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-911"],"slug":"CVE-2026-98128","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: mpi3mr: Fix target device refcount leak in mpi3mr_sas_port_add()\n\nmpi3mr_get_tgtdev_by_addr() increments the target device kref when it\nreturns a device. If a subsequent error triggers a goto out_fail after\nthe tgtdev reference is acquired, the reference is never released\nbecause the out_fail path does not call mpi3mr_tgtdev_put(). This\nprevents the target device structure from ever being freed.\n\nAdd a tgtdev put in the out_fail path, guarded by a NULL check since\ntgtdev is only acquired for SAS_END_DEVICE types and the same cleanup\npath is shared by earlier error cases where tgtdev is still NULL.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98128.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":224149,"id":"CVE-2026-98128","ts":1792324963247,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":224148,"id":"CVE-2026-98128","ts":1792324963247,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}