In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ata: libata-transport: fix double ata_host_put() in ata_tport_add()
In the error path in ata_tport_add(), when calling put_device(),
ata_tport_release() is called, it will put the refcount of 'ap->host'.
And then ata_host_put() is called again, the refcount is decreased
to 0, ata_host_release() is called, all ports are freed and set to
null.
When unbinding the device after failure, ata_host_stop() is called
to release the resources, it leads a null-ptr-deref(), because all
the ports all freed and null.
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008
CPU: 7 PID: 18671 Comm: modprobe Kdump: loaded Tainted: G E 6.1.0-rc3+ #8
pstate: 80400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : ata_host_stop+0x3c/0x84 [libata]
lr : release_nodes+0x64/0xd0
Call trace:
ata_host_stop+0x3c/0x84 [libata]
release_nodes+0x64/0xd0
devres_release_all+0xbc/0x1b0
device_unbind_cleanup+0x20/0x70
really_probe+0x158/0x320
__driver_probe_device+0x84/0x120
driver_probe_device+0x44/0x120
__driver_attach+0xb4/0x220
bus_for_each_dev+0x78/0xdc
driver_attach+0x2c/0x40
bus_add_driver+0x184/0x240
driver_register+0x80/0x13c
__pci_register_driver+0x4c/0x60
ahci_pci_driver_init+0x30/0x1000 [ahci]
Fix this by removing redundant ata_host_put() in the error path.
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: libata-transport: fix double ata_host_put() in ata_tport_add() In the error path in ata_tport_add(), when calling put_device(), ata_tport_release() is called, it will put the refcount of 'ap->host'. And then ata_host_put() is called again, the refcount is decreased to 0, ata_host_release() is called, all ports are freed and set to null. When unbinding the device after failure, ata_host_stop() is called to release the resources, it leads a null-ptr-deref(), because all the ports all freed and null. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 CPU: 7 PID: 18671 Comm: modprobe Kdump: loaded Tainted: G E 6.1.0-rc3+ #8 pstate: 80400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ata_host_stop+0x3c/0x84 [libata] lr : release_nodes+0x64/0xd0 Call trace: ata_host_stop+0x3c/0x84 [libata] release_nodes+0x64/0xd0 devres_release_all+0xbc/0x1b0 device_unbind_cleanup+0x20/0x70 really_probe+0x158/0x320 __driver_probe_device+0x84/0x120 driver_probe_device+0x44/0x120 __driver_attach+0xb4/0x220 bus_for_each_dev+0x78/0xdc driver_attach+0x2c/0x40 bus_add_driver+0x184/0x240 driver_register+0x80/0x13c __pci_register_driver+0x4c/0x60 ahci_pci_driver_init+0x30/0x1000 [ahci] Fix this by removing redundant ata_host_put() in the error path. | |
Title | ata: libata-transport: fix double ata_host_put() in ata_tport_add() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-05-01T14:09:46.145Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T08:46:15.287Z
Reserved: 2025-05-01T14:05:17.228Z
Link: CVE-2022-49826

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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-05-01T15:16:06.043
Modified: 2025-05-02T13:53:20.943
Link: CVE-2022-49826
