[PATCH 1/1] scsi: target: validate REGISTER AND MOVE TransportID length

From: Jia Jia

Date: Wed Oct 21 2026 - 05:44:11 EST


REGISTER AND MOVE has a 24-byte parameter-list header followed by a
TransportID. A 24-byte parameter list with a zero TransportID length
passes the existing tid_len + 24 check, then the handler reads buf[24]
for the TransportID protocol identifier, one byte past the received
parameter list.

A TransportID is at least 24 bytes. Reject shorter TransportIDs and
compare the declared length with the bytes following the header before
reading buf[24].

A malformed PR OUT sent through vhost-scsi triggered this read on a
KASAN kernel. The command is now rejected with INVALID PARAMETER LIST
before buf[24] is accessed.

Fixes: c66ac9db8d4a ("[SCSI] target: Add LIO target core v4.0.0-rc6")
Signed-off-by: Jia Jia <physicalmtea@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/target/target_core_pr.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c b/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c
index 25b1bcacc0c8..ca1a2802aa22 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c
@@ -3226,10 +3226,11 @@ core_scsi3_emulate_pro_register_and_move(struct se_cmd *cmd, u64 res_key,
transport_kunmap_data_sg(cmd);
buf = NULL;

- if ((tid_len + 24) != cmd->data_length) {
- pr_err("SPC-3 PR: Illegal tid_len: %u + 24 byte header"
- " does not equal CDB data_length: %u\n", tid_len,
- cmd->data_length);
+ /* TransportID is at least 24 bytes. buf[24] is its first byte. */
+ if (tid_len < 24 ||
+ tid_len != cmd->data_length - 24) {
+ pr_err("SPC-3 PR: Illegal tid_len: %u for data_length: %u\n",
+ tid_len, cmd->data_length);
ret = TCM_INVALID_PARAMETER_LIST;
goto out_put_pr_reg;
}