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nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling Validate the request in nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() to ensure it's not part of any list, otherwise a malicious R2T PDU might inject a loop in request list processing.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.6.160
CVEs
CVE-2025-38264
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 01:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jul 2025, 10:42 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling Validate the request in nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() to ensure it's not part of any list, otherwise a malicious R2T PDU might inject a loop in request list processing.

osv:CVE-2025-38264

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.160, 6.12.36, 6.15.5

Complete source record
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