ata: libata-core: Reject an invalid concurrent positioning ranges count
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: libata-core: Reject an invalid concurrent positioning ranges count ata_dev_config_cpr() takes the number of range descriptors from buf[0] of the concurrent positioning ranges log (up to 255), which the device reports independently of the log size in the GPL directory. The count is then walked at a fixed 32-byte stride in two places with no bound: the log read here, and the INQUIRY VPD page B9h emitter, which writes one descriptor per range into the fixed 2048-byte ata_scsi_rbuf. A device reporting a count larger than its own log overflows the read buffer (up to 7704 bytes past a 512-byte slab), and a count above 62 overflows the response buffer on the emit side. Bound the count once, on probe, against both the log the device returned and the number of descriptors the VPD B9h response buffer can hold (ATA_DEV_MAX_CPR, derived from the rbuf size). Reject an out-of-range count with a warning; this keeps the emitter in bounds with no separate change there.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.184, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wg7v-hx5v-fpj7
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d7d321e6046f87ba270aeeffdc5260209bd91e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cb4b4dd8853c4ab3057efe238b2c34277772176
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1607f0ee5f5e53e0aa66f41794085b7cc98f5d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1e8ccd8655ee8cf1bcb1b7dfee72c9fa941fd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d43efd1b5d976203e6f1ef26f67e8b1a7bc2751b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/533a0b940f901c15e5cbbd4b5d66e871c209e8ce
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wg7v-hx5v-fpj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72030 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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