Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2022-49073ata: sata_dwc_460ex: Fix crash due to OOB write

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: sata_dwc_460ex: Fix crash due to OOB write the driver uses libata's "tag" values from in various arrays. Since the mentioned patch bumped the ATA_TAG_INTERNAL to 32, the value of the SATA_DWC_QCMD_MAX needs to account for that. Otherwise ATA_TAG_INTERNAL usage cause similar crashes like this as reported by Tice Rex on the OpenWrt Forum and reproduced (with symbols) here: | BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0x00000000 | Faulting instruction address: 0xc03ed4b8 | Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1] | BE PAGE_SIZE=4K PowerPC 44x Platform | CPU: 0 PID: 362 Comm: scsi_eh_1 Not tainted 5.4.163 #0 | NIP: c03ed4b8 LR: c03d27e8 CTR: c03ed36c | REGS: cfa59950 TRAP: 0300 Not tainted (5.4.163) | MSR: 00021000 <CE,ME> CR: 42000222 XER: 00000000 | DEAR: 00000000 ESR: 00000000 | GPR00: c03d27e8 cfa59a08 cfa55fe0 00000000 0fa46bc0 [...] | [..] | NIP [c03ed4b8] sata_dwc_qc_issue+0x14c/0x254 | LR [c03d27e8] ata_qc_issue+0x1c8/0x2dc | Call Trace: | [cfa59a08] [c003f4e0] __cancel_work_timer+0x124/0x194 (unreliable) | [cfa59a78] [c03d27e8] ata_qc_issue+0x1c8/0x2dc | [cfa59a98] [c03d2b3c] ata_exec_internal_sg+0x240/0x524 | [cfa59b08] [c03d2e98] ata_exec_internal+0x78/0xe0 | [cfa59b58] [c03d30fc] ata_read_log_page.part.38+0x1dc/0x204 | [cfa59bc8] [c03d324c] ata_identify_page_supported+0x68/0x130 | [...] This is because sata_dwc_dma_xfer_complete() NULLs the dma_pending's next neighbour "chan" (a *dma_chan struct) in this '32' case right here (line ~735): > hsdevp->dma_pending[tag] = SATA_DWC_DMA_PENDING_NONE; Then the next time, a dma gets issued; dma_dwc_xfer_setup() passes the NULL'd hsdevp->chan to the dmaengine_slave_config() which then causes the crash. With this patch, SATA_DWC_QCMD_MAX is now set to ATA_MAX_QUEUE + 1. This avoids the OOB. But please note, there was a worthwhile discussion on what ATA_TAG_INTERNAL and ATA_MAX_QUEUE is. And why there should not be a "fake" 33 command-long queue size. Ideally, the dw driver should account for the ATA_TAG_INTERNAL. In Damien Le Moal's words: "... having looked at the driver, it is a bigger change than just faking a 33rd "tag" that is in fact not a command tag at all." BugLink: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues/9505

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.17.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49073
Debian:13linux5.17.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49073
Debian:14linux5.17.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-37.39UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1011.14UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1010.12UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1008.12UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1008.10UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1007.8UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1008.11UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1010.11UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-37.39UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1009.12UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1011.13UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49073

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 28361c403683c2b00d4f5e76045f3ccd299bf99d – before 596c7efd69aae94f4b0e91172b075eb197958b9928361c403683c2b00d4f5e76045f3ccd299bf99d – before 55e1465ba79562a191708a40eeae3f8082a209e328361c403683c2b00d4f5e76045f3ccd299bf99d – before fc629224aa62f23849cae83717932985ac51232d28361c403683c2b00d4f5e76045f3ccd299bf99d – before 8a05a6952ecd59aaa62cbdcdaf523ae2c8f436e828361c403683c2b00d4f5e76045f3ccd299bf99d – before 234c0132f76f0676d175757f61b0025191a3d93528361c403683c2b00d4f5e76045f3ccd299bf99d – before 3a8751c0d4e24129e72dcec0139e99833b13904a28361c403683c2b00d4f5e76045f3ccd299bf99d – before 7aa8104a554713b685db729e66511b93d989dd6a
Linux Linux 4.18

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