nvmet-auth: validate reply message payload bounds against transfer length (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.52 % · percentile 44 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: validate reply message payload bounds against transfer length nvmet_auth_reply() accesses the variable-length rval[] array using attacker-controlled hl (hash length) and dhvlen (DH value length) fields without verifying they fit within the allocated buffer of tl bytes. A malicious NVMe-oF initiator can craft a DHCHAP_REPLY message with a small transfer length but large hl/dhvlen values, causing out-of-bounds heap reads when the target processes the DH public key (rval + 2*hl) or performs the host response memcmp. With DH authentication configured, the OOB pointer is passed directly to sg_init_one() and read by crypto_kpp_compute_shared_secret(), reaching up to 526 bytes past the buffer. This is exploitable pre-authentication. Add bounds validation ensuring sizeof(*data) + 2*hl + dhvlen <= tl before any access to the variable-length fields. Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04fb6ff8b87a0ffff3860ff52bdb2fd04b31ece5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80cd28b56ab62d3e7ed0a7bf05282e6d3ee5b2a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999f6205ede984a786f35f727b01f971b98e215d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d7649c1231dac14d906985d2936967e23041c26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa71b3a43ea5c13fe7141cb019ebcb03b8ac857
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a413ece2504c70aa34a20be4dafec04e8c741f9
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-49031
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-64319
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1431 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1372 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1335 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1255 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1031 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.0 < 6.6.145cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.96cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.39cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.1.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected db1312dd95488b5e6ff362ff66fcf953a46b1821 < 04fb6ff8b87a0ffff3860ff52bdb2fd04b31ece5 ; affected db1312dd95488b5e6ff362ff66fcf953a46b1821 < 80cd28b56ab62d3e7ed0a7bf05282e6d3ee5b2a0 ; affected db1312dd95488b5e6ff362ff66fcf953a46b1821 < 999f6205ede984a786f35f727b01f971b98e215d ; affected db1312dd95488b5e6ff362ff66fcf953a46b1821 < 6d7649c1231dac14d906985d2936967e23041c26 ; affected db1312dd95488b5e6ff362ff66fcf953a46b1821 < caa71b3a43ea5c13fe7141cb019ebcb03b8ac857 ; affected db1312dd95488b5e6ff362ff66fcf953a46b1821 < 3a413ece2504c70aa34a20be4dafec04e8c741f9 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.0 ; unaffected 0 < 6.0 ; unaffected 6.1.191 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |