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CVE-2026-22998

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.71%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel that leads to NULL pointer dereferences in the nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec function. This issue occurs when command data structures are not properly initialized before processing H2C_DATA PDUs.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a kernel panic, potentially leading to system crashes and loss of service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix, which validates the cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov pointers before use.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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

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