Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: avoid potential UAF in nvmet_req_complete() An nvme target ->queue_response() operation implementation may free the request passed as argument. Such implementation potentially could result in a use after free of the request pointer when percpu_ref_put() is called in nvmet_req_complete(). Avoid such problem by using a local variable to save the sq pointer before calling __nvmet_req_complete(), thus avoiding dereferencing the req pointer after that function call.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c394208831d5e0d5cfee46722eb0f033cd4083 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6173a77b7e9d3e202bdb9897b23f2a8afe7bf286 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ed9813871038b25a934b21ab76b5b7dbf44fc3a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6317235da8aa7cb97529ebc8121cc2a4c4c437a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcd535f07c58342302a2cd2bdd8894fe0872c8a9 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d99b29012bbf0e86929403209723b2806500c1 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d5888a5efe345b63c430b256e95acb0a475642 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafcb4b26393870c45462f9af6a48e581dbbcf7e Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 46 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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