Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-89481
nvme-tcp: fix host memory disclosure on R2T for a read command
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: fix host memory disclosure on R2T for a read command nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() does not check the direction of the request the R2T refers to. A malicious controller can send an R2T for a READ and the host will answer it: nvme_tcp_setup_h2c_data_pdu() builds the H2CData header and nvme_tcp_try_send_data() sends the request's data buffer. That buffer is the READ destination, so its contents go to the controller. The command then completes normally and nothing is logged. Against a test controller that answers every READ with an R2T, a 4096 byte buffered read returned all 4096 bytes, split over two R2Ts. The pages contained stale kernel data, including an array of struct page pointers. Reject an R2T for a request that is not a write.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Linux) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < 377aa04d7b3e73ffef6364818def188da8d6f025 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < 49a4dcf57608ebf6432dbcb203ed25e7ed581445 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < bc4013c7cce58d46f792c8c87bc8c8318a70190e | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < effe898669c5f69ed519d6339be01ee9cd91d1a4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < 3b3d27670c0c890ba7cf1bc3614cab61bde6d25c | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < 3a0b05145053a5fad1a2ddb4e4d87b07385e63e5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < 6efbc52237facda35d2d874fe1765bb4839275d8 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796 ≤ v < a4c3c7310156493797c920b10d8648c07aa05403 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
8- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/effe898669c5f69ed519d6339be01ee9cd91d1a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/377aa04d7b3e73ffef6364818def188da8d6f025
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49a4dcf57608ebf6432dbcb203ed25e7ed581445
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc4013c7cce58d46f792c8c87bc8c8318a70190e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c3c7310156493797c920b10d8648c07aa05403
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b3d27670c0c890ba7cf1bc3614cab61bde6d25c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a0b05145053a5fad1a2ddb4e4d87b07385e63e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6efbc52237facda35d2d874fe1765bb4839275d8
Details
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- Last updated
- 2026-10-30
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Linux
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
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