CVE-2026-64319
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-auth: validate reply message payload bounds against transfer length
nvmet_auth_reply() accesses the variable-length rval[] array using
attacker-controlled hl (hash length) and dhvlen (DH value length) fields
without verifying they fit within the allocated buffer of tl bytes.
A malicious NVMe-oF initiator can craft a DHCHAP_REPLY message with a
small transfer length but large hl/dhvlen values, causing out-of-bounds
heap reads when the target processes the DH public key (rval + 2*hl) or
performs the host response memcmp.
With DH authentication configured, the OOB pointer is passed directly to
sg_init_one() and read by crypto_kpp_compute_shared_secret(), reaching
up to 526 bytes past the buffer. This is exploitable pre-authentication.
Add bounds validation ensuring sizeof(*data) + 2*hl + dhvlen <= tl before
any access to the variable-length fields.
Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- This vulnerability involves improper validation of reply message payload bounds in nvmet-auth.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using nvmet-auth.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary to ensure proper authentication, with no current exploitation reported.
- Action
- Apply the patch for CVE-2026-64319.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.52% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 42% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
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