CVE-2026-64534 Affecting kernel package, versions <0:5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNEL-20153422
  • published26 Sept 2026
  • disclosed24 Sept 2026

Introduced: 24 Sep 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel to version 0:5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:71232.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvmet-tcp: check INIT_FAILED before nvmet_req_uninit in digest error path

In nvmet_tcp_try_recv_ddgst(), when a data digest mismatch is detected, nvmet_req_uninit() is called unconditionally. However, if the command arrived via the nvmet_tcp_handle_req_failure() path, nvmet_req_init() had returned false and percpu_ref_tryget_live() was never executed. The unconditional percpu_ref_put() inside nvmet_req_uninit() then causes a refcount underflow, leading to a WARNING in percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu, a use-after-free diagnostic, and eventually a permanent workqueue deadlock.

Check cmd->flags & NVMET_TCP_F_INIT_FAILED before calling nvmet_req_uninit(), matching the existing pattern in nvmet_tcp_execute_request().

CVSS Base Scores

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