Threats tagged 'ghsa-5m7g-rwr5-9j74'

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel for MIPS Octeon processors could cause a kernel panic due to a 'Data bus error' when accessing PCIe configuration space after a PCIe link surprise down event. The issue arises because the PCIe link status was not checked before configuration space read-write operations. The fix involves adding a PCIe link status check to prevent such operations when the link is down or in training, thereby avoiding kernel panic.