NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-64k-debug-devel package, versions <0:6.12.0-124.38.1.el10_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY10-KERNEL64KDEBUGDEVEL-15342129
  • published25 Feb 2026
  • disclosed25 Jan 2026

Introduced: 25 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-22998  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:10 kernel-64k-debug-devel to version 0:6.12.0-124.38.1.el10_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:2721.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-debug-devel package and not the kernel-64k-debug-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec

Commit efa56305908b ("nvmet-tcp: Fix a kernel panic when host sends an invalid H2C PDU length") added ttag bounds checking and data_offset validation in nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(), but it did not validate whether the command's data structures (cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov) have been properly initialized before processing H2C_DATA PDUs.

The nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() function dereferences these pointers without NULL checks. This can be triggered by sending H2C_DATA PDU immediately after the ICREQ/ICRESP handshake, before sending a CONNECT command or NVMe write command.

Attack vectors that trigger NULL pointer dereferences:

  1. H2C_DATA PDU sent before CONNECT → both pointers NULL
  2. H2C_DATA PDU for READ command → cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL
  3. H2C_DATA PDU for uninitialized command slot → both pointers NULL

The fix validates both cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov before calling nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec(). Both checks are required because:

  • Uninitialized commands: both NULL
  • READ commands: cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL
  • WRITE commands: both allocated

CVSS Base Scores

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