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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2022-50315 json

ata: ahci: Match EM_MAX_SLOTS with SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS

published 2025-09-15 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-15 24 d ago also EUVD-2022-55540

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

ata: ahci: Match EM_MAX_SLOTS with SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS

UBSAN complains about array-index-out-of-bounds: [ 1.980703] kernel: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in /build/linux-9H675w/linux-5.15.0/drivers/ata/libahci.c:968:41 [ 1.980709] kernel: index 15 is out of range for type 'ahci_em_priv [8]' [ 1.980713] kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 209 Comm: scsi_eh_8 Not tainted 5.15.0-25-generic #25-Ubuntu [ 1.980716] kernel: Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/P5Q3, BIOS 1102 06/11/2010 [ 1.980718] kernel: Call Trace: [ 1.980721] kernel: <TASK> [ 1.980723] kernel: show_stack+0x52/0x58 [ 1.980729] kernel: dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x5f [ 1.980734] kernel: dump_stack+0x10/0x12 [ 1.980736] kernel: ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45 [ 1.980739] kernel: __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x44/0x49 [ 1.980742] kernel: ahci_qc_issue+0x166/0x170 [libahci] [ 1.980748] kernel: ata_qc_issue+0x135/0x240 [ 1.980752] kernel: ata_exec_internal_sg+0x2c4/0x580 [ 1.980754] kernel: ? vprintk_default+0x1d/0x20 [ 1.980759] kernel: ata_exec_internal+0x67/0xa0 [ 1.980762] kernel: sata_pmp_read+0x8d/0xc0 [ 1.980765] kernel: sata_pmp_read_gscr+0x3c/0x90 [ 1.980768] kernel: sata_pmp_attach+0x8b/0x310 [ 1.980771] kernel: ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach+0x28c/0x4b0 [ 1.980775] kernel: ata_eh_recover+0x6b6/0xb30 [ 1.980778] kernel: ? ahci_do_hardreset+0x180/0x180 [libahci] [ 1.980783] kernel: ? ahci_stop_engine+0xb0/0xb0 [libahci] [ 1.980787] kernel: ? ahci_do_softreset+0x290/0x290 [libahci] [ 1.980792] kernel: ? trace_event_raw_event_ata_eh_link_autopsy_qc+0xe0/0xe0 [ 1.980795] kernel: sata_pmp_eh_recover.isra.0+0x214/0x560 [ 1.980799] kernel: sata_pmp_error_handler+0x23/0x40 [ 1.980802] kernel: ahci_error_handler+0x43/0x80 [libahci] [ 1.980806] kernel: ata_scsi_port_error_handler+0x2b1/0x600 [ 1.980810] kernel: ata_scsi_error+0x9c/0xd0 [ 1.980813] kernel: scsi_error_handler+0xa1/0x180 [ 1.980817] kernel: ? scsi_unjam_host+0x1c0/0x1c0 [ 1.980820] kernel: kthread+0x12a/0x150 [ 1.980823] kernel: ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 1.980826] kernel: ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 1.980831] kernel: </TASK>

This happens because sata_pmp_init_links() initialize link->pmp up to SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS while em_priv is declared as 8 elements array.

I can't find the maximum Enclosure Management ports specified in AHCI spec v1.3.1, but "12.2.1 LED message type" states that "Port Multiplier Information" can utilize 4 bits, which implies it can support up to 16 ports. Hence, use SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS as EM_MAX_SLOTS to resolve the issue.

BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1970074

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264, 5.4.221, 5.10.152, 5.15.76, 6.0.6, 6.1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.0.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50315

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-204.215
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-139.156
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-60.66
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1150.163
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1096.104
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1030.34
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1100.109
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1029.36

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50315

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-50315 updated cvss 4.5

kernel: ata: ahci: Match EM_MAX_SLOTS with SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool 7.0.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.200.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:92993
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.200.1.rt14.485.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93047
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
24 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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