# CVE-2022-49839: scsi: scsi_transport_sas: Fix error handling in sas_phy_add()

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's SAS transport layer can cause a system crash when removing a host device.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:** 1 May 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49839, GHSA-8cr8-whqv-vm3j, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49839

## What is CVE-2022-49839?

CVE-2022-49839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2025. 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_transport_sas: Fix error handling in sas_phy_add()

If transport_add_device() fails in sas_phy_add(), the kernel will crash
trying to delete the device in transport_remove_device() called from
sas_remove_host().

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000108
CPU: 61 PID: 42829 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Tainted: G        W          6.1.0-rc1+ #173
pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : device_del+0x54/0x3d0
lr : device_del+0x37c/0x3d0
Call trace:
 device_del+0x54/0x3d0
 attribute_container_class_device_del+0x28/0x38
 transport_remove_classdev+0x6c/0x80
 attribute_container_device_trigger+0x108/0x110
 transport_remove_device+0x28/0x38
 sas_phy_delete+0x30/0x60 [scsi_transport_sas]
 do_sas_phy_delete+0x6c/0x80 [scsi_transport_sas]
 device_for_each_child+0x68/0xb0
 sas_remove_children+0x40/0x50 [scsi_transport_sas]
 sas_remove_host+0x20/0x38 [scsi_transport_sas]
 hisi_sas_remove+0x40/0x68 [hisi_sas_main]
 hisi_sas_v2_remove+0x20/0x30 [hisi_sas_v2_hw]
 platform_remove+0x2c/0x60

Fix this by checking and handling return value of transport_add_device()
in sas_phy_add().

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49839?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49839?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-49839 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2025. 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-2022-49839 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-2022-49839/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49839/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49839
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49839
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49839

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49839/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.