CVE-2026-80788
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: Do not WARN on remotely-controlled oversized SGL allocations When fuzzing the nvme target code, I tripped a kernel warning in nvmet_tcp_map_data() because the length passed into the allocator is controlled by the remote initiator. A remote initiator that sends a command with an SGL claiming a huge number, can create a scatterlist and iovec allocation of over 1 million entries, which causes the backing kmalloc call to exceed MAX_PAGE_ORDER and then the page allocator will trip on a WARN_ON_ONCE_GFP() message: WARNING: mm/page_alloc.c:5280 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof Workqueue: nvmet_tcp_wq nvmet_tcp_io_work ... sgl_alloc_order nvmet_tcp_map_data nvmet_tcp_try_recv_pdu As it's never good to trip a kernel warning remotely due to many systems having panic-on-warn enabled, let's silence it by just add GFP_NOWARN to the allocation flags.
At a glance
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: not scored yet.
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-80788.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-80788. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/737a3b535247226f6e1a7988fd9d6e63e7d6fc71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b6a54d4e7b0da423c2b53ed293fd36b16c0b19e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd6da0f28932442b51658bac4ff55565ca9b377
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86cc450022473c4a29b43a09f3ec22a9ef566dac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d01f0d0e96485e39ad89b859ef85e1dc3020465
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b770e40bc00381e5ebf53653de5776773415be3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c95f7e66c62ee6c6abedcf1c04311f430ff5833
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c509f20be1cabda3087810bb2d658d66b3f31f35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7077e6c45423dd2bb7de7b5fc4b018a8e6c4741