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CVE-2026-97433: nvme: validate FDP configuration descriptor sizes

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-09-25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: validate FDP configuration descriptor sizes Validate descriptor sizes while walking the FDP configurations log so dsze == 0 or a descriptor past the log end cannot cause unbounded iteration or reads past the buffer.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.16 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ef4daa6534a510d61ea67c8ad9bb5097b0dd5f8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97efd7a41aac08b43ea2337c5913a2bc75484f9f

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