# CVE-2021-47219: scsi: scsi_debug: Fix out-of-bound read in resp_report_tgtpgs()

> A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the scsi_debug kernel module, potentially causing a system crash or leaking sensitive memory.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47219, GHSA-pq28-hj26-jp72, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47219

## What is CVE-2021-47219?

CVE-2021-47219 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 10 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: scsi_debug: Fix out-of-bound read in resp_report_tgtpgs()

The following issue was observed running syzkaller:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in memcpy include/linux/string.h:377 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in sg_copy_buffer+0x150/0x1c0 lib/scatterlist.c:831
Read of size 2132 at addr ffff8880aea95dc8 by task syz-executor.0/9815

CPU: 0 PID: 9815 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 4.19.202-00874-gfc0fe04215a9 #2
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline]
 dump_stack+0xe4/0x14a lib/dump_stack.c:118
 print_address_description+0x73/0x280 mm/kasan/report.c:253
 kasan_report_error mm/kasan/report.c:352 [inline]
 kasan_report+0x272/0x370 mm/kasan/report.c:410
 memcpy+0x1f/0x50 mm/kasan/kasan.c:302
 memcpy include/linux/string.h:377 [inline]
 sg_copy_buffer+0x150/0x1c0 lib/scatterlist.c:831
 fill_from_dev_buffer+0x14f/0x340 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:1021
 resp_report_tgtpgs+0x5aa/0x770 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:1772
 schedule_resp+0x464/0x12f0 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:4429
 scsi_debug_queuecommand+0x467/0x1390 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:5835
 scsi_dispatch_cmd+0x3fc/0x9b0 drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:1896
 scsi_request_fn+0x1042/0x1810 drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:2034
 __blk_run_queue_uncond block/blk-core.c:464 [inline]
 __blk_run_queue+0x1a4/0x380 block/blk-core.c:484
 blk_execute_rq_nowait+0x1c2/0x2d0 block/blk-exec.c:78
 sg_common_write.isra.19+0xd74/0x1dc0 drivers/scsi/sg.c:847
 sg_write.part.23+0x6e0/0xd00 drivers/scsi/sg.c:716
 sg_write+0x64/0xa0 drivers/scsi/sg.c:622
 __vfs_write+0xed/0x690 fs/read_write.c:485
kill_bdev:block_device:00000000e138492c
 vfs_write+0x184/0x4c0 fs/read_write.c:549
 ksys_write+0x107/0x240 fs/read_write.c:599
 do_syscall_64+0xc2/0x560 arch/x86/entry/common.c:293
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe

We get 'alen' from command its type is int. If userspace passes a large
length we will get a negative 'alen'.

Switch n, alen, and rlen to u32.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47219?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47219?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47219 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47219 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47219 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 10 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47219/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47219/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47219
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47219
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47219

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47219/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.