# CVE-2021-47580: scsi: scsi_debug: Fix type in min_t to avoid stack OOB

> A type mismatch in the scsi_debug driver causes a stack out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to a kernel crash or denial of service.

- **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:** 19 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47580, GHSA-hfr2-rr32-h89p, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47580

## What is CVE-2021-47580?

CVE-2021-47580 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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 type in min_t to avoid stack OOB

Change min_t() to use type "u32" instead of type "int" to avoid stack out
of bounds. With min_t() type "int" the values get sign extended and the
larger value gets used causing stack out of bounds.

BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in memcpy include/linux/fortify-string.h:191 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in sg_copy_buffer+0x1de/0x240 lib/scatterlist.c:976
Read of size 127 at addr ffff888072607128 by task syz-executor.7/18707

CPU: 1 PID: 18707 Comm: syz-executor.7 Not tainted 5.15.0-syzk #1
Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.13.0-2
Call Trace:
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x89/0xb5 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 print_address_description.constprop.9+0x28/0x160 mm/kasan/report.c:256
 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:442 [inline]
 kasan_report.cold.14+0x7d/0x117 mm/kasan/report.c:459
 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:183 [inline]
 kasan_check_range+0x1a3/0x210 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
 memcpy+0x23/0x60 mm/kasan/shadow.c:65
 memcpy include/linux/fortify-string.h:191 [inline]
 sg_copy_buffer+0x1de/0x240 lib/scatterlist.c:976
 sg_copy_from_buffer+0x33/0x40 lib/scatterlist.c:1000
 fill_from_dev_buffer.part.34+0x82/0x130 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:1162
 fill_from_dev_buffer drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:1888 [inline]
 resp_readcap16+0x365/0x3b0 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:1887
 schedule_resp+0x4d8/0x1a70 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:5478
 scsi_debug_queuecommand+0x8c9/0x1ec0 drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c:7533
 scsi_dispatch_cmd drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:1520 [inline]
 scsi_queue_rq+0x16b0/0x2d40 drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:1699
 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xb9b/0x2700 block/blk-mq.c:1639
 __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x28f/0x590 block/blk-mq-sched.c:325
 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x105/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:358
 __blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0xe5/0x150 block/blk-mq.c:1761
 __blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x4f8/0x5c0 block/blk-mq.c:1838
 blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x18d/0x350 block/blk-mq.c:1891
 blk_mq_sched_insert_request+0x3db/0x4e0 block/blk-mq-sched.c:474
 blk_execute_rq_nowait+0x16b/0x1c0 block/blk-exec.c:62
 sg_common_write.isra.18+0xeb3/0x2000 drivers/scsi/sg.c:836
 sg_new_write.isra.19+0x570/0x8c0 drivers/scsi/sg.c:774
 sg_ioctl_common+0x14d6/0x2710 drivers/scsi/sg.c:939
 sg_ioctl+0xa2/0x180 drivers/scsi/sg.c:1165
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:860 [inline]
 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x19d/0x220 fs/ioctl.c:860
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47580?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47580?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47580 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-2021-47580 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47580 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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-2021-47580 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-2021-47580/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47580/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47580
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47580
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47580

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47580/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
