nvmet: fix max_qid race between configfs and controller allocation
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: 4 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: fix max_qid race between configfs and controller allocation The function nvmet_subsys_attr_qid_max_store() can race against nvmet_alloc_ctrl() when a subsystem's max_qid limit is modified. Suppose max_qid is currently 64. If nvmet_alloc_ctrl() executes: ctrl->sqs = kzalloc_objs(struct nvmet_sq *, subsys->max_qid + 1); and at this exact point, a userspace process changes max_qid to 128, nvmet_subsys_attr_qid_max_store() will set the new max_qid value. It attempts to delete active controllers to force a reconnect, but the new controller won't be deleted because it hasn't been added to the subsys->ctrls list yet. nvmet_alloc_ctrl() then proceeds and adds the new controller to the subsys->ctrls list. Later, when nvmet_install_queue() is called, it will see max_qid set to 128, but the memory allocated for sqs is only sized for 64 entries. This results in a KASAN out-of-bounds warning and potential memory corruptions. Fix this by protecting the queue allocations and list insertion in nvmet_alloc_ctrl() with down_read(&nvmet_config_sem). Because nvmet_subsys_attr_qid_max_store() acquires down_write(&nvmet_config_sem) to modify the attribute, this safely prevents the configfs writer from modifying max_qid during controller creation. Copy the max_qid from the subsystem to the controller's structure during the allocation; ctrl->max_qid never changes as long as the controller remains in LIVE state, so this will prevent similar race conditions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90206
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cwp-gq4q-qccv
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@6e6f8e3bfc66dff1833a48ecfd857268cff3be84 · CNA
- 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a1b88a1782eb6b368071dcda548a41b5c23d8cd2 +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@cae0f5ed6ce7af3f7e0003c417f1953a350f55bf · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cae0f5ed6ce7af3f7e0003c417f1953a350f55bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af811970da4f0a928f5a1b1a946a04f755ce86f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b88a1782eb6b368071dcda548a41b5c23d8cd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e6f8e3bfc66dff1833a48ecfd857268cff3be84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c23fc91789dfd9db746edb3ae9b90d65fabd410
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a8846e06388113dfdbb89dee005083fa9afdf9
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90206 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90206 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cwp-gq4q-qccv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90206 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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