Linux Kernel up to 6.12.108/6.18.49/7.2.3 nvme-tcp nvme_tcp_recv_data information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.108/6.18.49/7.2.3. Affected by this issue is the function nvme_tcp_recv_data of the component nvme-tcp. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-89480. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.108/6.18.49/7.2.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nvme_tcp_recv_data of the component nvme-tcp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: reject a read that transferred too few bytes nvme_tcp_recv_data() completes a request once the current C2HData PDU has been consumed. Nothing compares the total bytes received against the length the command asked for: struct nvme_tcp_request has no receive-side counter, queue->data_remaining is per queue, and blk_mq_end_request() completes for blk_rq_bytes(rq) unconditionally with no residual concept anywhere above. A controller can therefore answer a 4096-byte read with 512 bytes and have it reported as a complete read; user space then gets 4096 bytes of which 3584 are whatever was already in the page. I reproduced that with a test target. Count the bytes received and refuse to complete a successful read whose count does not match, at the two NVME_TCP_F_DATA_SUCCESS paths and in nvme_tcp_process_nvme_cqe(). The success test shifts req->status right by one, because the driver keeps the wire value there and shifts it on completion, so the check must see what the completion path will see. Only REQ_OP_READ is checked, because there the length comes from the sectors the request covers; a passthrough command is built by its submitter, which picks both command and buffer, so the kernel has nothing to compare against.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-89480 since 09/11/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/12/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 99066cf9bba175f610ceb61a35f6fc9fbc33ff65/8a02ad98798fd01f51f648c1fdd8f3c9d07195d3/832a685efeb5d925ee7d30011d2dbe45f81447a3/7fa3f73f6c8ddc5f0425b50fb2a626a782ef7d12 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.108
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
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• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.12.109/6.18.50/7.2.4/7.3-rc1
Patch: 99066cf9bba175f610ceb61a35f6fc9fbc33ff65/8a02ad98798fd01f51f648c1fdd8f3c9d07195d3/832a685efeb5d925ee7d30011d2dbe45f81447a3/7fa3f73f6c8ddc5f0425b50fb2a626a782ef7d12

Timelineinfo

09/11/2026 CVE reserved
09/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/12/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
09/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-89480 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-89480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-402810

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2026 00:48
Changes: 09/12/2026 00:48 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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