Threats tagged 'ghsa-gq9q-jj7r-2h85'

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel AHCI driver could cause a kernel panic when the AHCI controller is disabled in BIOS but reports an incorrect number of ports. This occurs because the driver attempts to access port registers beyond the allocated memory region. The issue is resolved by adding a validation check that fails the probe if the memory region is too small for the claimed ports, preventing the panic and providing a clear error message.