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CVE-2026-52989

Linux Linux — nvmet-tcp: propagate nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() errors to its callers

Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: propagate nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() errors to its callers Currently, when nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() detects an out-of-bounds PDU length or offset, it triggers nvmet_tcp_fatal_error(cmd->queue) and returns early. However, because the function returns void, the callers are entirely unaware that a fatal error has occurred and that the cmd->recv_msg.msg_iter was left uninitialized. Callers such as nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu() proceed to blindly overwrite the queue state with queue->rcv_state = NVMET_TCP_RECV_DATA Consequently, the socket receiving loop may attempt to read incoming network data into the uninitialized iterator. Fix this by shifting the error handling responsibility to the callers.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linux1385be357e8acd09b36e026567f3a9d5c61139de – < 3df42a854686fa06484e37ac1a3931c8e3e3453c3df42a854686fa06484e37ac1a3931c8e3e3453cCNA
Linuxdca1a6ba0da9f472ef040525fab10fd9956db59f – < d7c8f95f599b3b38a717d2e771c3f8c174f657c3d7c8f95f599b3b38a717d2e771c3f8c174f657c3CNA
Linux19672ae68d52ff75347ebe2420dde1b07adca09f – < f9204a2b78dd18374d3bcf9bf93d9021ce22de1bf9204a2b78dd18374d3bcf9bf93d9021ce22de1bCNA
Linuxab200d71553bdcf4de554a5985b05b2dd606bc57 – < c2a11441538bdbbc5aa003f190995eba93a89b88c2a11441538bdbbc5aa003f190995eba93a89b88CNA
Linux52a0a98549344ca20ad81a4176d68d28e3c05a5c – < 046fa5c72d15cd8e2d592e275697ea399d8f76b0046fa5c72d15cd8e2d592e275697ea399d8f76b0CNA
Linux52a0a98549344ca20ad81a4176d68d28e3c05a5c – < ea8e356acb165cb1fd75537a52e1f66e5e76c538ea8e356acb165cb1fd75537a52e1f66e5e76c538CNA
Linux043b4307a99f902697349128fde93b2ddde4686c–CNA
Linux42afe8ed8ad2de9c19457156244ef3e1eca94b5d–CNA
Linux6.1.163 – < 6.1.1756.1.175CNA
Linux6.6.124 – < 6.6.1416.6.141CNA
Linux6.12.70 – < 6.12.916.12.91CNA
Linux6.18.10 – < 6.18.336.18.33CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhat-SADP (CNA)7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/3df42a854686fa06484e37ac1a3931c8e3e3453crefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d7c8f95f599b3b38a717d2e771c3f8c174f657c3refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/f9204a2b78dd18374d3bcf9bf93d9021ce22de1brefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a11441538bdbbc5aa003f190995eba93a89b88refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/046fa5c72d15cd8e2d592e275697ea399d8f76b0refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ea8e356acb165cb1fd75537a52e1f66e5e76c538refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52989refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492443refsecurity.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-52989.json