Vulnerability · Published May 8, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-43473scsi: mpi3mr: Add NULL checks when resetting request and reply queues

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Add NULL checks when resetting request and reply queues The driver encountered a crash during resource cleanup when the reply and request queues were NULL due to freed memory. This issue occurred when the creation of reply or request queues failed, and the driver freed the memory first, but attempted to mem set the content of the freed memory, leading to a system crash. Add NULL pointer checks for reply and request queues before accessing the reply/request memory during cleanup

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43473
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43473
Debian:14linux6.19.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-136.136UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1061.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1063.71UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1062.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1064.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1059.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1046.50UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-136.136~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1061.62UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-136.136.2UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1059.62UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1059.62.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1030.31UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1061.65UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-136.136~22.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1033.34UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43473

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 – before 7df0296ad4e9253d12c6dbe7f120044dddc95600fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 – before 7da755e0d02e9ca035065127e108d1fed8950dc8fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 – before 78d3f201f8b609928eade53cf03a52df5415aaf7fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 – before e978a36f332ede78eb4de037b517db16265d420dfe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 – before 220d7ca70611a73d50ef8e9edac630ed1ececb7cfe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 – before fa96392ebebc8fade2b878acb14cce0f71016503
Linux Linux 5.17

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