Bug 2532184 (CVE-2026-89481) - CVE-2026-89481 kernel: nvme-tcp: fix host memory disclosure on R2T for a read command
Summary: CVE-2026-89481 kernel: nvme-tcp: fix host memory disclosure on R2T for a read...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-89481
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-11 21:11 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-08 09:50 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:71602 0 None None None 2026-09-24 15:05:30 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:75746 0 None None None 2026-10-05 10:48:58 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:75747 0 None None None 2026-10-05 11:24:04 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:76739 0 None None None 2026-10-08 09:50:32 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 21:11:12 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvme-tcp: fix host memory disclosure on R2T for a read command

nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() does not check the direction of the request the
R2T refers to. A malicious controller can send an R2T for a READ and
the host will answer it: nvme_tcp_setup_h2c_data_pdu() builds the
H2CData header and nvme_tcp_try_send_data() sends the request's data
buffer. That buffer is the READ destination, so its contents go to the
controller.

The command then completes normally and nothing is logged.

Against a test controller that answers every READ with an R2T, a 4096
byte buffered read returned all 4096 bytes, split over two R2Ts. The
pages contained stale kernel data, including an array of struct page
pointers.

Reject an R2T for a request that is not a write.

Comment 4 Jon Orris 2026-09-24 15:05:28 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:71602 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71602

Comment 5 Jon Orris 2026-10-05 10:48:56 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:75746 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75746

Comment 6 Jon Orris 2026-10-05 11:24:03 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:75747 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75747

Comment 7 Jon Orris 2026-10-08 09:50:30 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:76739 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76739


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