🛡️ CVE-2026-43449 — kernel
Description
nvme-pci: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme-pci: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set
dev->online_queues is a count incremented in nvme_init_queue. Thus,
valid indices are 0 through dev->online_queues − 1.
This patch fixes the loop condition to ensure the index stays within the
valid range. Index 0 is excluded because it is the admin queue.
KASAN splat:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_free drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:377 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nvme_dbbuf_set+0x39c/0x400 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:404
Read of size 2 at addr ffff88800592a574 by task kworker/u8:5/74
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 74 Comm: kworker/u8:5 Not tainted 6.19.0-dirty #10 PREEMPT(voluntary)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Workqueue: nvme-reset-wq nvme_reset_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0xea/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
print_report+0xce/0x5d0 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0xdc/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:595
__asan_report_load2_noabort+0x18/0x20 mm/kasan/report_generic.c:379
nvme_dbbuf_free drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:377 [inline]
nvme_dbbuf_set+0x39c/0x400 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:404
nvme_reset_work+0x36b/0x8c0 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3252
process_one_work+0x956/0x1aa0 kernel/workqueue.c:3257
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline]
worker_thread+0x65c/0xe60 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x41a/0x930 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x6f8/0x8c0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
</TASK>
Allocated by task 34 on cpu 1 at 4.241550s:
kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:57
kasan_save_track+0x1c/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:78
kasan_save_alloc_info+0x3c/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:570
poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398 [inline]
__kasan_kmalloc+0xb5/0xc0 mm/kasan/common.c:415
kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5657 [inline]
__kmalloc_node_noprof+0x2bf/0x8d0 mm/slub.c:5663
kmalloc_array_node_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1075 [inline]
nvme_pci_alloc_dev drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3479 [inline]
nvme_probe+0x2f1/0x1820 drivers/nvme/host/pci.c:3534
local_pci_probe+0xef/0x1c0 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:324
pci_call_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:392 [inline]
__pci_device_probe drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:417 [inline]
pci_device_probe+0x743/0x920 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:451
call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:583 [inline]
really_probe+0x29b/0xb70 drivers/base/dd.c:661
__driver_probe_device+0x3b0/0x4a0 drivers/base/dd.c:803
driver_probe_device+0x56/0x1f0 drivers/base/dd.c:833
__driver_attach_async_helper+0x155/0x340 drivers/base/dd.c:1159
async_run_entry_fn+0xa6/0x4b0 kernel/async.c:129
process_one_work+0x956/0x1aa0 kernel/workqueue.c:3257
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline]
worker_thread+0x65c/0xe60 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x41a/0x930 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x6f8/0x8c0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88800592a000
which belongs to the cache kmalloc-2k of size 2048
The buggy address is located 244 bytes to the right of
allocated 1152-byte region [ffff88800592a000, ffff88800592a480)
The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x5928
head: order:3 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
anon flags: 0xfffffc0000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x1fffff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 000fffffc0000040 ffff888001042000 0000000000000000 dead000000000001
raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000080008 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 000fffffc0000040 ffff888001042000 00000
---truncated---
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2026-43449 is recorded against 3 packages.
- kernel (from 6.19.0 up to 6.19.9)
- linux-kernel
- unknown
Timeline and source
Published on 8 May 2026 and last revised on 28 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
CVE-2026-43449 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.19.0 | 6.19.9 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
| unknown | — | — |
References
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