nvmet-fc: fix invalid free in LS IOD error path
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: 6 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: nvmet-fc: fix invalid free in LS IOD error path nvmet_fc_alloc_ls_iodlist() advances iod while initializing the LS IOD array. If an rqstbuf allocation or response buffer DMA mapping fails, the unwind loop decrements iod past the start of the array. The final kfree(iod) therefore frees an address before the allocated object. This can be reproduced with nvme-fcloop and failslab by setting fail-nth to 6 before creating a target port. KASAN reports: BUG: KASAN: invalid-free in nvmet_fc_register_targetport Free of addr ffff88816cf8ff48 by task nvmet_fail_nth/9552 Free the original allocation base stored in tgtport->iod instead. With this fix applied, the same sysfs write with fail-nth=6 returns -ENOMEM without any KASAN report.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.10 and later | 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3
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: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80790
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8g5c-jgpx-6xcv
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b189c6e408896ccc23d2e76d7738847cdebf1532
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/449e9c4f8db84ad9d9bb288029b230bcf590faa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a8f007faefe8c226ec65896589f8d59b0a8d5a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d094582cce9c08516d714e7436a8f3b9211dda90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/371fb1bf902adaa59be32bd7e904a5317e604fd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bce9cd08aae4283badf8ddc11fbb6f57b75a81e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb9489f0dce58da730d3479588d6710d7a2c1b45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94334ea92f4d7535f66f86e33681efa94827eddc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba98d6796d12258e837ece065d2ecb59d76ce4ff
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80790 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80790 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8g5c-jgpx-6xcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80790 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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