{"id":"CVE-2026-98129","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: mpi3mr: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mpi3mr_sas_port_add()\n\nsas_port_alloc_num() can return NULL on memory allocation failure","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: mpi3mr: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mpi3mr_sas_port_add()\n\nsas_port_alloc_num() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. The\nreturn value is passed direc…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 7e3489b5950e7668355762968a7c7f75fe9bc80d","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < c848a1bbe110496eff8dcdf7cfbff66a69edae89","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 5c50137ba11b6e20e7074303dae35ff58d5a0b6f","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 2f69ed909de9e3d46af9db7dd24b9b80dc31b5ec","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < 5cb58b052cf09dd8e88d92c1d649b3eea5c95d4d","Linux >= e22bae30667a7e74ed057e00fb6e8c79e0738de3 < dba9e2181ca5e875f98b8b9b4535cdaab87dcb0d","Linux 6.1"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:34.607","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98129","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f69ed909de9e3d46af9db7dd24b9b80dc31b5ec","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c50137ba11b6e20e7074303dae35ff58d5a0b6f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb58b052cf09dd8e88d92c1d649b3eea5c95d4d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3489b5950e7668355762968a7c7f75fe9bc80d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c848a1bbe110496eff8dcdf7cfbff66a69edae89","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dba9e2181ca5e875f98b8b9b4535cdaab87dcb0d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98129.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98129"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541380"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98129"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98129"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98129.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00123,"epssPercentile":0.02055,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.813Z","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-476"],"slug":"CVE-2026-98129","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: mpi3mr: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mpi3mr_sas_port_add()\n\nsas_port_alloc_num() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. The\nreturn value is passed directly to sas_port_add() without a NULL check,\nwhich causes a NULL pointer dereference.\n\nAdditionally, if sas_port_add() fails, the allocated port is not freed\nbefore jumping to out_fail, leaking the sas_port structure. Call\nsas_port_free() to properly release it.\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-2026-98129.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":224145,"id":"CVE-2026-98129","ts":1792324961953,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":224144,"id":"CVE-2026-98129","ts":1792324961953,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}