In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ata: ahci: fail probe if BAR too small for claimed ports
When an AHCI controller is disabled in BIOS, its HOST_CAP register may contain a bogus value, e.g. 0xFFFFFFFF.
Since CAP.NP (Number of Ports) is a zeroes based 5-bit register field, a value of 0x1f means 32 ports. If CAP.NP claims more ports than can physically fit within the mapped BAR region, accessing port registers beyond the BAR boundary causes a kernel panic.
Add validation in ahci_init_one() to check that the BAR size is sufficient for the number of ports claimed in CAP.NP. The check calculates the required MMIO size as:
required_size = 0x100 (global registers) + max_ports * 0x80
If required_size exceeds the actual BAR size, the probe fails with -ENODEV, preventing the panic and providing a clear error message.
[cassel: commit log]
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.111-136.204Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-headers | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Oct 1, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
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