Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-tcp: fix out-of-bounds write when receiving an over-long PDU
nvmet_tcp_try_recv_pdu() reads a PDU header into the fixed 128-byte
queue->pdu union, then computes the remaining payload length as
queue->left = hdr->hlen - queue->offset + hdgst;
and reads that many more bytes into &queue->pdu + queue->offset, without
ever bounding the result against sizeof(queue->pdu).
A struct nvme_tcp_icreq_pdu is itself 128 bytes, exactly the size of the
union. Once a header digest has been negotiated (hdgst = 4), a second
ICReq passes the hlen == nvmet_tcp_pdu_size() check but yields
queue->left = 128 - 8 + 4 = 124, so bytes 8..132 are written into the
128-byte buffer -- 4 bytes past its end, over queue->hdr_digest and
queue->data_digest. Those bytes are attacker-controlled (an ICReq
carries no digest), and the duplicate ICReq is only rejected later,
after the overflow. A remote unauthenticated host can thus corrupt
kernel memory adjacent to the receive buffer.
Reject any PDU whose declared length would read past the end of
queue->pdu before the second recv.
nvmet-tcp: fix out-of-bounds write when receiving an over-long PDU
nvmet_tcp_try_recv_pdu() reads a PDU header into the fixed 128-byte
queue->pdu union, then computes the remaining payload length as
queue->left = hdr->hlen - queue->offset + hdgst;
and reads that many more bytes into &queue->pdu + queue->offset, without
ever bounding the result against sizeof(queue->pdu).
A struct nvme_tcp_icreq_pdu is itself 128 bytes, exactly the size of the
union. Once a header digest has been negotiated (hdgst = 4), a second
ICReq passes the hlen == nvmet_tcp_pdu_size() check but yields
queue->left = 128 - 8 + 4 = 124, so bytes 8..132 are written into the
128-byte buffer -- 4 bytes past its end, over queue->hdr_digest and
queue->data_digest. Those bytes are attacker-controlled (an ICReq
carries no digest), and the duplicate ICReq is only rejected later,
after the overflow. A remote unauthenticated host can thus corrupt
kernel memory adjacent to the receive buffer.
Reject any PDU whose declared length would read past the end of
queue->pdu before the second recv.
Published:
2026-09-16
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History
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: fix out-of-bounds write when receiving an over-long PDU nvmet_tcp_try_recv_pdu() reads a PDU header into the fixed 128-byte queue->pdu union, then computes the remaining payload length as queue->left = hdr->hlen - queue->offset + hdgst; and reads that many more bytes into &queue->pdu + queue->offset, without ever bounding the result against sizeof(queue->pdu). A struct nvme_tcp_icreq_pdu is itself 128 bytes, exactly the size of the union. Once a header digest has been negotiated (hdgst = 4), a second ICReq passes the hlen == nvmet_tcp_pdu_size() check but yields queue->left = 128 - 8 + 4 = 124, so bytes 8..132 are written into the 128-byte buffer -- 4 bytes past its end, over queue->hdr_digest and queue->data_digest. Those bytes are attacker-controlled (an ICReq carries no digest), and the duplicate ICReq is only rejected later, after the overflow. A remote unauthenticated host can thus corrupt kernel memory adjacent to the receive buffer. Reject any PDU whose declared length would read past the end of queue->pdu before the second recv. | |
| Title | nvmet-tcp: fix out-of-bounds write when receiving an over-long PDU | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:32:49.603Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.778Z
Link: CVE-2026-89969
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:17:07.527
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:17:07.527
Link: CVE-2026-89969
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