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CVE-2026-98726: nvme-multipath: fix underflow in ANA log bounds checks

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-18 · updated 2026-10-30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-multipath: fix underflow in ANA log bounds checks The number of ANA groups advertised through Identify Controller sizes the ANA log buffer. The ANA log header and group descriptors independently supply the number of groups and namespace IDs to parse. Both bounds checks subtract an untrusted object size from ana_log_size before comparing the current offset. If the object is larger than the buffer, the size_t subtraction underflows and lets the parser read beyond ana_log_buf. Check the current offset before the first subtraction and compare each object size with the remaining buffer instead. This rejects inconsistent ANA data before dereferencing a truncated group descriptor or walking an oversized namespace ID array.

Affected products

• Linux: 4.19 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a0c21f0fd7a872953aae5714303d8f38d1e567
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ab1e2dddf26248d5e6246046096b281cf5a319
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3045128294d347fd38542ad6e174b1b34d9c0751
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49e8a3224c91fd5fbf22f4adcca6c8209cfdd6fe
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c4294f3c26ec9db0e6f2e599096673d6f0f34d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63fa2d9c9c37020bd2703fe2a6a38027b5abeb15
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5cdb0c0a51e8ff49914ae16ef5360010c40cc85
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe6e003c132b7c204f63e7a7ec422904fa3141b6

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