GHSA-X8FR-74RG-389V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-07 21:31 – Updated: 2025-03-07 21:31
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Details

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

ata: libata-core: fix NULL pointer deref in ata_host_alloc_pinfo()

In an unlikely (and probably wrong?) case that the 'ppi' parameter of ata_host_alloc_pinfo() points to an array starting with a NULL pointer, there's going to be a kernel oops as the 'pi' local variable won't get reassigned from the initial value of NULL. Initialize 'pi' instead to '&ata_dummy_port_info' to fix the possible kernel oops for good...

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the SVACE static analysis tool.

Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "aliases": [
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    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T07:01:48Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "modified": "2025-03-07T21:31:04Z",
  "published": "2025-03-07T21:31:04Z",
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