CVE-2026-64319

nvmet-auth: validate reply message payload bounds against transfer length

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:49 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: validate reply message payload bounds against transfer length nvmet_auth_reply() accesses the variable-length rval[] array using attacker-controlled hl (hash length) and dhvlen (DH value length) fields without verifying they fit within the allocated buffer of tl bytes. A malicious NVMe-oF initiator can craft a DHCHAP_REPLY message with a small transfer length but large hl/dhvlen values, causing out-of-bounds heap reads when the target processes the DH public key (rval + 2*hl) or performs the host response memcmp. With DH authentication configured, the OOB pointer is passed directly to sg_init_one() and read by crypto_kpp_compute_shared_secret(), reaching up to 526 bytes past the buffer. This is exploitable pre-authentication. Add bounds validation ensuring sizeof(*data) + 2*hl + dhvlen <= tl before any access to the variable-length fields. Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.0 ≤ v < 6.6.1456.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.7 ≤ v < 6.12.966.0db1312dd95488b5e6ff362ff66fcf953a46b1821
Vendor states this is fixed in 3a413ece2504c70aa34a20be4dafec04e8c741f9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6d7649c1231dac14d906985d2936967e23041c26 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 80cd28b56ab62d3e7ed0a7bf05282e6d3ee5b2a0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 999f6205ede984a786f35f727b01f971b98e215d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in caa71b3a43ea5c13fe7141cb019ebcb03b8ac857 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

9.1CRITICALLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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