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HIGHCVE-2026-22998Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-22998: nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec Commit efa56305908b ("nvmet-tcp: Fix a kernel panic when host sends an invalid H2C PDU length") added ttag bounds checking and data_offset validation in nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(), but it did not validate whether the command's data structures (cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov) have been properly initialized before processing H2C_DATA PDUs. The nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() function dereferences these pointers without NULL checks. This can be triggered by sending H2C_DATA PDU immediately after the ICREQ/ICRESP handshake, before sending a CONNECT command or NVMe write command. Attack vectors that trigger NULL pointer dereferences: 1. H2C_DATA PDU sent before CONNECT → both pointers NULL 2. H2C_DATA PDU for READ command → cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL 3. H2C_DATA PDU for uninitialized command slot → both pointers NULL The fix validates both cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov before calling nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec(). Both checks are required because: - Uninitialized commands: both NULL - READ commands: cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL - WRITE commands: both allocated

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

032b63acd78f577b332d976aa06b56e70d054cbba374b095e265fa27465f34780e0eb162ff1bef9133def5243150716be86599c2a1767c29c68838b6d5.55.10.2495.15.1996.1.1626.6.1226.86.12.676.18.76.1976abc83a9d25593c2b7613c549413079c14a46867d75570002929d20e40110d6b03e46202c9d1bc7baabe43a0edefac8cd7b981ff87f967f6034dafefdecd3b6aac10d5a18d0dc500fe57f8648b66cd4
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < baabe43a0edefac8cd7b981ff87f967f6034dafe (from f775f2621c2ac5cc3a0b3a64665dad4fb146e510) · < 76abc83a9d25593c2b7613c549413079c14a4686 (from 4cb3cf7177ae3666be7fb27d4ad4d72a295fb02d) · < 7d75570002929d20e40110d6b03e46202c9d1bc7 (from 2871aa407007f6f531fae181ad252486e022df42) · < fdecd3b6aac10d5a18d0dc500fe57f8648b66cd4 (from 24e05760186dc070d3db190ca61efdbce23afc88) · < 3def5243150716be86599c2a1767c29c68838b6d (from efa56305908ba20de2104f1b8508c6a7401833be) · < 374b095e265fa27465f34780e0eb162ff1bef913 (from efa56305908ba20de2104f1b8508c6a7401833be)
  • Linux / Linux
    6.8
    Fixed in 0, 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.67, 6.18.7, 6.19
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H