{"cve":"CVE-2022-49731","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T07:01:48.710","modified":"2026-06-17T05:18:59.550","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nata: libata-core: fix NULL pointer deref in ata_host_alloc_pinfo()\n\nIn an unlikely (and probably wrong?) case that the 'ppi' parameter of\nata_host_alloc_pinfo() points to an array starting with a NULL pointer,\nthere's going to be a kernel oops as the 'pi' local variable won't get\nreassigned from the initial value of NULL. Initialize 'pi' instead to\n'&ata_dummy_port_info' to fix the possible kernel oops for good...\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the SVACE static\nanalysis tool.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07cbdb4807d369fbda73062a91b570c4dc5ec429","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ac5efee33f29e704226506d429b84575a5d66f8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/253334f84c81bc6a43af489f108c0bddad989eef","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36cd19e7d4e5571d77a2ed20c5b6ef50cf57734a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a810bd5af06977a847d1f202b22d7defd5c62497"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49731","score":0.0028,"percentile":0.20537,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}