CVE-2026-74383
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Buffer Overflow in Linux Kernel NVMe Driver
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-74383, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-15
Last updated on: 2026-08-15
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme-pci: fix out-of-bounds access in nvme_setup_descriptor_pools
nvme_setup_descriptor_pools() indexes dev->descriptor_pools[] using the
numa_node forwarded from hctx->numa_node by its single caller,
nvme_init_hctx_common(). On a non-NUMA kernel hctx->numa_node is
NUMA_NO_NODE (-1). Because the parameter was declared 'unsigned', the
value becomes UINT_MAX and the index walks off the array (sized to
nr_node_ids), faulting during nvme_alloc_ns() and leaving the namespace
without a /dev node.
Reproduces on any NVMe controller probed by a CONFIG_NUMA=n kernel:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff889101603d38
RIP: 0010:nvme_init_hctx_common+0x5a/0x190 [nvme]
Call Trace:
nvme_init_hctx+0x10/0x20 [nvme]
nvme_alloc_ns+0x9e/0xa10 [nvme_core]
nvme_scan_ns+0x301/0x3b0 [nvme_core]
nvme_scan_ns_async+0x23/0x30 [nvme_core]
Switch the parameter to int and fall back to node 0 when it is
NUMA_NO_NODE; node 0 is always present.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | nvme | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
