# CVE-2021-47328: scsi: iscsi: Fix conn use after free during resets

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel iSCSI subsystem allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges during resets.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47328, GHSA-3whv-3wrh-jjqq, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47328

## What is CVE-2021-47328?

CVE-2021-47328 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

scsi: iscsi: Fix conn use after free during resets

If we haven't done a unbind target call we can race where
iscsi_conn_teardown wakes up the EH thread and then frees the conn while
those threads are still accessing the conn ehwait.

We can only do one TMF per session so this just moves the TMF fields from
the conn to the session. We can then rely on the
iscsi_session_teardown->iscsi_remove_session->__iscsi_unbind_session call
to remove the target and it's devices, and know after that point there is
no device or scsi-ml callout trying to access the session.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47328?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47328?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2021-47328 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47328 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47328 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-2021-47328/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47328/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47328
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47328
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47328

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47328/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.