Bug 2528559 (CVE-2026-80813)

Summary:	CVE-2026-80813 kernel: nvmet: fix NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_execute_identify_nslist()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's nvmet subsystem. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() function by issuing a specific Identify command (CNS 07h). This vulnerability can lead to a kernel crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-04 15:34:06 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvmet: fix NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_execute_identify_nslist()

When a host issues an Identify command with CNS 07h (Active Namespace ID
List for a specific I/O Command Set), nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() is
called with match_css set. The command-set filter dereferences req->ns,
but this handler never calls nvmet_req_find_ns(), so req->ns is always
NULL (nvmet_req_init() resets it to NULL). As soon as an enabled
namespace with an NSID greater than the requested value exists,
req->ns->csi dereferences a NULL pointer and oopses.

Besides the crash, the comparison is logically wrong: to filter the list
by command set it must test the command set of the namespace being
iterated, not a single fixed value. Use the loop variable ns->csi.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-08 15:40:49 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-80813.mbox