CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64321

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the NVMe over RDMA target subsystem has a reference leak in the queue connect path. The function nvmet_rdma_queue_connect() does not release the ndev reference when the host queue backlog is exceeded.

Risk Assessment

The reference leak can lead to kernel memory exhaustion and potential denial of service (DoS) for other processes.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that properly releases the reference before the early return.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: target: rdma: fix ndev refcount leak on queue connect nvmet_rdma_queue_connect() calls nvmet_rdma_find_get_device() which acquires a reference on the returned ndev via kref_get(). On the path where the host queue backlog is exceeded and the function returns NVME_SC_CONNECT_CTRL_BUSY, reference of ndev is not released, leaking the kref. Fix this by adding a goto to the existing put_device label before the early return.

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