Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.4.200

Description The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the ata host alloc pinfo() function. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven.

Recommendations For Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.4.200, update to version v5.4.200 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ata host alloc pinfo() function until a patch is available.