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TI-2026-31626 Aliases CVE-2026-43449GHSA-hv7m-w2x8-mf6q

nvme-pci: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set

Priority LOW 30CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set dev->online_queues is a count incremented in nvme_init_queue. Thus, valid indices are 0 through dev->online_queues − 1. This patch fixes the loop condition to ensure the index stays within the valid range. Index 0 is excluded because it is the admin queue. KASAN splat: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_free drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:377 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set+0x39c/0x400 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:404 Read of size 2 at addr ffff88800592a574 by task kworker/u8:5/74 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 74 Comm: kworker/u8:5 Not tainted 6.19.0-dirty #10 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: nvme-reset-wq nvme_reset_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xea/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xce/0x5d0 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xdc/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:595 __asan_report_load2_noabort+0x18/0x20 mm/kasan/report_generic.c:379 nvme_dbbuf_free drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:377 [inline] nvme_dbbuf_set+0x39c/0x400 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:404 nvme_reset_work+0x36b/0x8c0 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3252 process_one_work+0x956/0x1aa0 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x65c/0xe60 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x41a/0x930 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6f8/0x8c0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 </TASK> Allocated by task 34 on cpu 1 at 4.241550s: kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:57 kasan_save_track+0x1c/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:78 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3c/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:570 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xb5/0xc0 mm/kasan/common.c:415 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5657 [inline] __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x2bf/0x8d0 mm/slub.c:5663 kmalloc_array_node_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1075 [inline] nvme_pci_alloc_dev drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3479 [inline] nvme_probe+0x2f1/0x1820 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3534 local_pci_probe+0xef/0x1c0 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:324 pci_call_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:392 [inline] __pci_device_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:417 [inline] pci_device_probe+0x743/0x920 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:451 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:583 [inline] really_probe+0x29b/0xb70 drivers/base/dd.c:661 __driver_probe_device+0x3b0/0x4a0 drivers/base/dd.c:803 driver_probe_device+0x56/0x1f0 drivers/base/dd.c:833 __driver_attach_async_helper+0x155/0x340 drivers/base/dd.c:1159 async_run_entry_fn+0xa6/0x4b0 kernel/async.c:129 process_one_work+0x956/0x1aa0 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x65c/0xe60 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x41a/0x930 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6f8/0x8c0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88800592a000 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-2k of size 2048 The buggy address is located 244 bytes to the right of allocated 1152-byte region [ffff88800592a000, ffff88800592a480) The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x5928 head: order:3 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0 anon flags: 0xfffffc0000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) page_type: f5(slab) raw: 000fffffc0000040 ffff888001042000 0000000000000000 dead000000000001 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000080008 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 head: 000fffffc0000040 ffff888001042000 00000 ---truncated---

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.15, 4.20, 5.5 +9Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.14.210 to before 4.15; 4.19.161 to before 4.20; 5.4.81 to before 5.5; 5.9.12 to before 5.104.15, 4.20, 5.5, 5.10Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.10 and later5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14.210 to before 4.15; 4.19.161 to before 4.20; 5.4.81 to before 5.5; 5.9.12 to before 5.10 Fixed in 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 5.10 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14.210 to before 4.15; 4.19.161 to before 4.20; 5.4.81 to before 5.5; 5.9.12 to before 5.10; 5.10.1 to before 5.10.253; 5.11 to before 5.15.203; 5.16 to before 6.1.167; 6.2 to before 6.6.130; 6.7 to before 6.12.78; 6.13 to before 6.18.19; 6.19 to before 6.19.9VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 rc7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14.210 to before 4.15; 4.19.161 to before 4.20; 5.4.81 to before 5.5; 5.9.12 to before 5.10; 5.10.1 to before 5.10.253; 5.11 to before 5.15.203; 5.16 to before 6.1.167; 6.2 to before 6.6.130; 6.7 to before 6.12.78; 6.13 to before 6.18.19; 6.19 to before 6.19.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 5.10
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43449
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv7m-w2x8-mf6q
  3. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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