Kernel crash via malformed namespace-list identification
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel NVMe target allows attackers to crash the kernel via a crafted Identify CNS 07h command. With command-set filtering enabled, nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() reads req->ns->csi even though this handler never initializes req->ns, which remains NULL. An enabled namespace with an NSID above the requested value is required; reaching the faulty branch triggers a kernel oops and interrupts the target service.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel NVMe target allows attackers to crash the kernel via a crafted Identify CNS 07h command. With command-set filtering enabled, nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() reads req->ns->csi even though this handler never initializes req->ns, which remains NULL. An enabled namespace with an NSID above the requested value is required; reaching the faulty branch triggers a kernel oops and interrupts the target service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80813
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499.004
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
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- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.13
- Affected versionversion=61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624 <123d664ac98d6f3464462ad4a530474b91ba9890
- Affected versionversion=61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624 <2bc1e33ff6a558c8ceef7c0077f3ef70a15fcba2
- Affected versionversion=61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624 <61dc1a37e04d4003a19095f54883358330034a39
- Affected versionversion=61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624 <79aba4c9403419d822972d2851f2a96a2c0531cf
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