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CVE-2022-49826: ata: libata-transport: fix double ata_host_put() in ata_tport_add()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 30e12e2be27ac6c4be2af4163c70db381364706f, 377ff82c33c0cb74562a353361b64b33c09562cf, 865a6da40ba092c18292ae5f6194756131293745.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 30e12e2be27ac6c4be2af4163c70db381364706f, 377ff82c33c0cb74562a353361b64b33c09562cf, 865a6da40ba092c18292ae5f6194756131293745 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 1, 2025
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 13th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · Linux
7.8
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Affected systems

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel4.17 and later · before 4.19.267
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.225
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.156
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.80
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.0.10
  • linux linux kernel6.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.17affected
    • 2623c7a5f2799569d8bb05eb211da524a8144cb3 and later · before 30e12e2be27ac6c4be2af4163c70db381364706faffected · git
    • 2623c7a5f2799569d8bb05eb211da524a8144cb3 and later · before bec9ded5404cb14e5f5470103d0973a2ff83d6a5affected · git
    • 2623c7a5f2799569d8bb05eb211da524a8144cb3 and later · before ac471468f7c16cda2525909946ca13ddbcd14000affected · git
    • 2623c7a5f2799569d8bb05eb211da524a8144cb3 and later · before 377ff82c33c0cb74562a353361b64b33c09562cfaffected · git
    • 2623c7a5f2799569d8bb05eb211da524a8144cb3 and later · before 865a6da40ba092c18292ae5f6194756131293745affected · git
    • 2623c7a5f2799569d8bb05eb211da524a8144cb3 and later · before 8c76310740807ade5ecdab5888f70ecb6d35732eaffected · git
    • before 4.17not affected · semver
    • 4.19.267 and later · up to and including 4.19.*not affected · semver
    • 5.4.225 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.0.10-16.0.10-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-49818May 1, 2025 · mISDN: fix misuse of put_device() in mISDN_register_device()
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-49820May 1, 2025 · mctp i2c: don't count unused / invalid keys for flow release
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-49828May 1, 2025 · hugetlbfs: don't delete error page from pagecache
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux30e12e2be27ac6c4be2af4163c70db381364706fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux377ff82c33c0cb74562a353361b64b33c09562cfVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux865a6da40ba092c18292ae5f6194756131293745Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8c76310740807ade5ecdab5888f70ecb6d35732eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxac471468f7c16cda2525909946ca13ddbcd14000Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbec9ded5404cb14e5f5470103d0973a2ff83d6a5Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.0.10-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-31608358 days apartsmb: server: avoid double-free in smb_direct_free_sendmsg after smb_direct_flush_send_list()
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-31609358 days apartsmb: client: avoid double-free in smbd_free_send_io() after smbd_send_batch_flush()
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-43011365 days apartnet/x25: Fix potential double free of skb
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-43414372 days apartscsi: qla2xxx: Completely fix fcport double free
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-52993419 days aparttipc: fix double-free in tipc_buf_append()
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-63888444 days apartscsi: target: iscsi: Fix CRC overread and double-free in iscsit_handle_text_cmd()
    39Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-415 · Double Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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