Kernel-memory disclosure via inline-offset underflow
Published Aug 15, 2026 · Updated Aug 15, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in the Linux NVMe/RDMA target allows remote authenticated users to expose kernel memory via crafted inline data. nvmet_rdma_use_inline_sg() validates the total offset and length but treats the offset as first-page relative, so PAGE_SIZE minus a larger offset underflows and the scatterlist length approaches 4 GiB. Exploitation requires an authenticated NVMe/RDMA host and a port configured with inline_data_size above one page; memory disclosure or service interruption can result.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in the Linux NVMe/RDMA target allows remote authenticated users to expose kernel memory via crafted inline data. nvmet_rdma_use_inline_sg() validates the total offset and length but treats the offset as first-page relative, so PAGE_SIZE minus a larger offset underflows and the scatterlist length approaches 4 GiB. Exploitation requires an authenticated NVMe/RDMA host and a port configured with inline_data_size above one page; memory disclosure or service interruption can result.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-72129
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-190, CWE-129, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <11401371152b228448a41d79c6de1c938f93049a
- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <2944113ad5fbcdf5d349d857c03d2a44b6de75b8
- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <42a8ea3acd883f4f210d9e54e0975b1e2292b529
- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <48c0162f647bb47e6084ffbc71b8f213f5e2f4f8
- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <7c96581169c9d9a7d0726e554313acfbead6141c
- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <98bcdfa619150b2f41fa15bac140dbaf2584ad05
- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <bf8bcc1c137d54a62a428b00051fdbb13660673b
- Affected versionversion=0d5ee2b2ab4f6776c361bc975c2323bc8b5cf349 <c2106ba1b14d644a5203bea1a50dbe25dcad713c
- Affected versionversion=4.19
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