CVE-2022-49492
nvme-pci: fix a NULL pointer dereference in nvme_alloc_admin_tags
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix a NULL pointer dereference in nvme_alloc_admin_tags In nvme_alloc_admin_tags, the admin_q can be set to an error (typically -ENOMEM) if the blk_mq_init_queue call fails to set up the queue, which is checked immediately after the call. However, when we return the error message up the stack, to nvme_reset_work the error takes us to nvme_remove_dead_ctrl() nvme_dev_disable() nvme_suspend_queue(&dev->queues[0]). Here, we only check that the admin_q is non-NULL, rather than not an error or NULL, and begin quiescing a queue that never existed, leading to bad / NULL pointer dereference.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54a4c1e47d1b2585e74920399455bd9abbfb2bd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a28556082d1fbcbc599baf1c24252dfc73efefc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8321b17789f614414206af07e17ce4751c95dc76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8da2b7bdb47e94bbc4062a3978c708926bcb022c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/906c81dba8ee8057523859b5e1a2479e9fd34860
References (9)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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