Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet: fix heap out-of-bounds read in nvmet_auth_negotiate()
nvmet_execute_auth_send() allocates the DH-HMAC-CHAP message buffer with
the host-supplied transfer length (tl) and hands it to
nvmet_auth_negotiate() without passing tl along. nvmet_auth_negotiate()
then reads the negotiate header and, for each of the halen hash
identifiers and dhlen DH group identifiers, indexes into the fixed
idlist[60] array (hashes at idlist[0..halen), groups at idlist[30..]).
Neither the transfer length nor halen/dhlen is validated. A malicious or
non-conformant host can report a tl smaller than the negotiate structure,
or a halen/dhlen larger than the array (both are u8, up to 255), making
the loops read past the end of the allocated buffer (heap out-of-bounds
read). The sibling nvmet_auth_reply() already validates tl against the
structure size; the negotiate path did not.
Pass tl into nvmet_auth_negotiate(), reject a tl that does not cover the
negotiate data plus one full protocol descriptor, and reject halen/dhlen
larger than NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MAX_DH_IDS.
nvmet: fix heap out-of-bounds read in nvmet_auth_negotiate()
nvmet_execute_auth_send() allocates the DH-HMAC-CHAP message buffer with
the host-supplied transfer length (tl) and hands it to
nvmet_auth_negotiate() without passing tl along. nvmet_auth_negotiate()
then reads the negotiate header and, for each of the halen hash
identifiers and dhlen DH group identifiers, indexes into the fixed
idlist[60] array (hashes at idlist[0..halen), groups at idlist[30..]).
Neither the transfer length nor halen/dhlen is validated. A malicious or
non-conformant host can report a tl smaller than the negotiate structure,
or a halen/dhlen larger than the array (both are u8, up to 255), making
the loops read past the end of the allocated buffer (heap out-of-bounds
read). The sibling nvmet_auth_reply() already validates tl against the
structure size; the negotiate path did not.
Pass tl into nvmet_auth_negotiate(), reject a tl that does not cover the
negotiate data plus one full protocol descriptor, and reject halen/dhlen
larger than NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MAX_DH_IDS.
Published:
2026-09-17
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix heap out-of-bounds read in nvmet_auth_negotiate() nvmet_execute_auth_send() allocates the DH-HMAC-CHAP message buffer with the host-supplied transfer length (tl) and hands it to nvmet_auth_negotiate() without passing tl along. nvmet_auth_negotiate() then reads the negotiate header and, for each of the halen hash identifiers and dhlen DH group identifiers, indexes into the fixed idlist[60] array (hashes at idlist[0..halen), groups at idlist[30..]). Neither the transfer length nor halen/dhlen is validated. A malicious or non-conformant host can report a tl smaller than the negotiate structure, or a halen/dhlen larger than the array (both are u8, up to 255), making the loops read past the end of the allocated buffer (heap out-of-bounds read). The sibling nvmet_auth_reply() already validates tl against the structure size; the negotiate path did not. Pass tl into nvmet_auth_negotiate(), reject a tl that does not cover the negotiate data plus one full protocol descriptor, and reject halen/dhlen larger than NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MAX_DH_IDS. | |
| Title | nvmet: fix heap out-of-bounds read in nvmet_auth_negotiate() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:07:37.940Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.794Z
Link: CVE-2026-90230
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:18.803
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:18.803
Link: CVE-2026-90230
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