Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52989

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52989

Published: June 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135391
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52989
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds condition in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() and the NVMe target TCP receive path when processing crafted PDU length or offset values. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted network PDU to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs because a fatal error is not propagated to callers, leaving cmd->recv_msg.msg_iter uninitialized before subsequent receive handling uses it.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Basesystem Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-tools
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-syms
kernel-docs
kernel-macros
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-base
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-52989

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.234.226, 5.4.0-234.254, 5.4.0-234.254~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1066.69, 5.4.0.1080.80, 5.4.0-1080.84, 5.4.0-1108.113, 5.4.0-1108.113~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1108.137, 5.4.0.1121.117, 5.4.0-1121.128, 5.4.0.1136.133, 5.4.0-1136.146, 5.4.0-1145.158, 5.4.0-1145.158~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1145.176, 5.4.0.1160.154, 5.4.0-1160.170+fips1, 5.4.0.1162.160, 5.4.0-1162.173, 5.4.0-1162.173~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1165.167, 5.4.0-1165.174, 5.4.0-1165.174~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1167.159, 5.4.0-1167.173, 5.15.0.187.167, 5.15.0-187.197, 5.15.0.1065.65, 5.15.0-1065.67, 5.15.0-1065.67~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1076.79~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1076.80, 5.15.0.1096.95, 5.15.0-1096.104, 5.15.0.1105.101, 5.15.0-1105.107, 5.15.0.1105.109, 5.15.0-1105.110, 5.15.0.1107.104, 5.15.0.1107.111, 5.15.0-1107.111~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0.1108.108, 5.15.0-1108.109, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0-1108.114~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1110.116~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1112.116, 5.15.0-1112.121, 5.15.0.1113.109, 5.15.0.1113.116, 5.15.0-1113.120, 5.15.0-1113.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1118.103, 5.15.0.1118.116, 5.15.0-1118.127, 5.15.0-1118.127+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 7.0.0-28.28, 7.0.0-28.28.1, 7.0.0-1003.4, 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1149.145, 5.4.0-1149.158
linux-oracle-5.4 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0-1161.171~18.04.1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1163.110, 5.4.0-1163.174+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1165.107, 5.4.0-1165.174+fips1, 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux-azure-5.4 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1167.103, 5.4.0-1167.173+fips1, 5.4.0-1167.173~18.04.1
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
perf - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-328.0.0.229
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.190.111, 5.15.0-190.200+fips1, 5.15.0.1110.109, 5.15.0-1110.116, 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.190.157, 5.15.0-190.200
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-190.200~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1114.104, 5.15.0.1114.111, 5.15.0-1114.124, 5.15.0-1114.124+fips1, 5.15.0-1119.128~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1054.54, 5.15.0.1054.56
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1108.106, 5.15.0-1108.111, 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1110.106, 5.15.0-1110.116
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1114.121~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1114.124~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1118.127~20.04.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-42.42+1, 6.17.0-1019.22, 6.17.0-1022.22, 6.17.0-1022.25, 6.17.0-1032.32
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1020.20
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1031.31
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

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