In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme-pci: fix out-of-bounds access in nvme_setup_descriptor_pools
nvme_setup_descriptor_pools() indexes dev->descriptor_pools[] using the
numa_node forwarded from hctx->numa_node by its single caller,
nvme_init_hctx_common(). On a non-NUMA kernel hctx->numa_node is
NUMA_NO_NODE (-1). Because the parameter was declared 'unsigned', the
value becomes UINT_MAX and the index walks off the array (sized to
nr_node_ids), faulting during nvme_alloc_ns() and leaving the namespace
without a /dev node.
Reproduces on any NVMe controller probed by a CONFIG_NUMA=n kernel:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff889101603d38
RIP: 0010:nvme_init_hctx_common+0x5a/0x190 [nvme]
Call Trace:
nvme_init_hctx+0x10/0x20 [nvme]
nvme_alloc_ns+0x9e/0xa10 [nvme_core]
nvme_scan_ns+0x301/0x3b0 [nvme_core]
nvme_scan_ns_async+0x23/0x30 [nvme_core]
Switch the parameter to int and fall back to node 0 when it is
NUMA_NO_NODE; node 0 is always present.
nvme-pci: fix out-of-bounds access in nvme_setup_descriptor_pools
nvme_setup_descriptor_pools() indexes dev->descriptor_pools[] using the
numa_node forwarded from hctx->numa_node by its single caller,
nvme_init_hctx_common(). On a non-NUMA kernel hctx->numa_node is
NUMA_NO_NODE (-1). Because the parameter was declared 'unsigned', the
value becomes UINT_MAX and the index walks off the array (sized to
nr_node_ids), faulting during nvme_alloc_ns() and leaving the namespace
without a /dev node.
Reproduces on any NVMe controller probed by a CONFIG_NUMA=n kernel:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff889101603d38
RIP: 0010:nvme_init_hctx_common+0x5a/0x190 [nvme]
Call Trace:
nvme_init_hctx+0x10/0x20 [nvme]
nvme_alloc_ns+0x9e/0xa10 [nvme_core]
nvme_scan_ns+0x301/0x3b0 [nvme_core]
nvme_scan_ns_async+0x23/0x30 [nvme_core]
Switch the parameter to int and fall back to node 0 when it is
NUMA_NO_NODE; node 0 is always present.
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix out-of-bounds access in nvme_setup_descriptor_pools nvme_setup_descriptor_pools() indexes dev->descriptor_pools[] using the numa_node forwarded from hctx->numa_node by its single caller, nvme_init_hctx_common(). On a non-NUMA kernel hctx->numa_node is NUMA_NO_NODE (-1). Because the parameter was declared 'unsigned', the value becomes UINT_MAX and the index walks off the array (sized to nr_node_ids), faulting during nvme_alloc_ns() and leaving the namespace without a /dev node. Reproduces on any NVMe controller probed by a CONFIG_NUMA=n kernel: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff889101603d38 RIP: 0010:nvme_init_hctx_common+0x5a/0x190 [nvme] Call Trace: nvme_init_hctx+0x10/0x20 [nvme] nvme_alloc_ns+0x9e/0xa10 [nvme_core] nvme_scan_ns+0x301/0x3b0 [nvme_core] nvme_scan_ns_async+0x23/0x30 [nvme_core] Switch the parameter to int and fall back to node 0 when it is NUMA_NO_NODE; node 0 is always present. | |
| Title | nvme-pci: fix out-of-bounds access in nvme_setup_descriptor_pools | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:58:59.767Z
Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.890Z
Link: CVE-2026-74383
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:40.170
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:40.170
Link: CVE-2026-74383
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