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If a later step fails (irq\nrequest, phy init, etc.) or if the controller asserts an interrupt\nduring probe, the irq line may fire with no handler, causing a\nspurious interrupt storm.\n\nMove sata_dwc_enable_interrupts() after ata_host_activate() so that\ninterrupts are only unmasked once the handler is registered and the\ncore is fully initialized.","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T12:04:14.545Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T16:34:45.284Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"60b922442e9c208832e2699f128ef078f9f50faa","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"d031957a6284e03c709f95cb8fc6f8891d4432ba","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"8fbad29f399ba11c3b070ef5baf1c4b3e13ed838","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"fbe7df5d3a3aed2456667a4825e4ff98d6df6ca4","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"23d4c50fdc0dfe3ad4f9647a3b7d486de807dcda","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"daa80b422ed920a3c0c45153020b0ad7af7fb5a5","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"5d0797d6940b8dc894f950c52f7af0b42cb55ed0","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62936009f35a6659cc3ebe0d90c754182d60da73","status":"affected","lessThan":"4bbc16a353a98023e5ddfca7c1fc0e49971cf4d0","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"2.6.36","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"2.6.36","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.265","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.216","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.183","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.148","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.101","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.42","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b922442e9c208832e2699f128ef078f9f50faa","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d031957a6284e03c709f95cb8fc6f8891d4432ba","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fbad29f399ba11c3b070ef5baf1c4b3e13ed838","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbe7df5d3a3aed2456667a4825e4ff98d6df6ca4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23d4c50fdc0dfe3ad4f9647a3b7d486de807dcda","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daa80b422ed920a3c0c45153020b0ad7af7fb5a5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d0797d6940b8dc894f950c52f7af0b42cb55ed0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bbc16a353a98023e5ddfca7c1fc0e49971cf4d0"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:49.727Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68395.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-68395","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-08-10T12:04:14.545Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-19T16:34:45.284Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-07-30T09:28:09.389Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"ata: sata_dwc_460ex: enable SATA interrupts only after IRQ handler is registered","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nata: sata_dwc_460ex: enable SATA interrupts only after IRQ handler is registered\n\nsata_dwc_enable_interrupts() is called before platform_get_irq() and\nata_host_activate(), leaving the SATA controller's interrupt mask\nenabled without a registered handler.  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