scsi: fcoe: Reject FIP descriptors with zero fip_dlen in CVL walker
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: fcoe: Reject FIP descriptors with zero fip_dlen in CVL walker drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c::fcoe_ctlr_recv_clr_vlink() advanced the descriptor cursor by an attacker-supplied fip_dlen without ever requiring dlen >= sizeof(struct fip_desc) in the default branch. The named descriptor cases (FIP_DT_MAC, FIP_DT_NAME, FIP_DT_VN_ID) checked their per-type minimum lengths, but a FIP_DT_NON_CRITICAL descriptor (fip_dtype >= 128, which the standard requires receivers to silently ignore) skipped that check entirely. An unauthenticated L2 peer on the FCoE control VLAN could hang fcoe_ctlr_recv_work on an fcoe, qedf, or bnx2fc initiator indefinitely by emitting one FIP CVL frame whose single descriptor had fip_dtype == FIP_DT_NON_CRITICAL and fip_dlen == 0: the cursor advanced zero bytes per iteration and the loop condition rlen >= sizeof(*desc) stayed true forever, blocking every subsequent FIP frame on that controller. Tighten the outer dlen guard to also reject dlen < sizeof(struct fip_desc), so a malformed descriptor whose length cannot even cover the descriptor header is rejected before the switch. This is the same lower-bound the named cases already apply and is the minimum scope that closes the loop.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| Linux | Linux | 2.6.30 and later | 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 7.0.12, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.30 and later Fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 7.0.12, 7.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 7.0.12, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63890
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9x5h-mxx6-q576
- 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d179949d2175d2857d1c3a275a22bea58bcc5d36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fda976f7390bb5d1e9b84ef11ebb17323038e0c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80a0cd307205236ca28aa49bc553f58edcb9bf3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e3c6e5a8fc15a74dfb1e0c1df9f1da73600a81a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549859a1131052b07dff11a448e9f3221a40f260
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dd80a20a72ce334adcc2d67402360527065948
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d537d29d51c8b808469e5adacf3e5a0092700738
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eed1bd59937e6828b00d2f2dfef631d964f3636
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Sources
- CVE-2026-63890 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63890 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9x5h-mxx6-q576 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63890 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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