CVE-2026-80791

NameCVE-2026-80791
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: zero the AUTH_RECEIVE response buffer nvmet_execute_auth_receive() allocates the response buffer with kmalloc() sized by the host-supplied AUTH_RECEIVE allocation length, but the DH-HMAC-CHAP builders write only a fixed-size message into it. The full allocation length is then copied to the wire by nvmet_copy_to_sgl(), so a remote initiator receives the bytes past the built message -- up to nearly a page of uninitialized slab -- during the pre-authentication handshake. Allocate the buffer with kzalloc() so the unwritten tail is zeroed before it is sent; conforming responses are unaffected.
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ReferencesDLA-4777-1, DLA-4788-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bookworm6.1.176-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.187-1fixed
trixie (security), trixie6.12.107-1fixed
forky7.2.6-1fixed
sid7.2.7-1fixed
linux-6.12 (PTS)bookworm (security)6.12.107-1~deb12u1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.187-1DLA-4777-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.107-1
linuxsource(unstable)7.1.12-1
linux-6.12sourcebookworm6.12.107-1~deb12u1DLA-4788-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/3ddcfb013322aa37eaa7a0d344b73079c38dfa21 (7.3-rc1)

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