CVE-2026-80862

nvme-tcp: fix usage of page_frag_cache

Published Sep 4, 2026 CVSS n/a EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvme-tcp: fix usage of page_frag_cache

nvme uses page_frag_cache to preallocate PDU for each preallocated request
of block device. Block devices are created in parallel threads,
consequently page_frag_cache is used in not thread-safe manner.
That leads to incorrect refcounting of backstore pages and premature free.

That can be catched by !sendpage_ok inside network stack:

WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 467 at ../net/core/skbuff.c:6931 skb_splice_from_iter+0xfa/0x310.
tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x782/0xce0
tcp_sendmsg+0x27/0x40
sock_sendmsg+0x8b/0xa0
nvme_tcp_try_send_cmd_pdu+0x149/0x2a0
Then random panic may occur.

Fix that by serializing the usage of page_frag_cache.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4817-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: fix usage of page_frag_cache nvme uses page_frag_cache to preallocate PDU for each preallocated request of block device. Block devices are created in parallel threads, consequently page_frag_cache is used in not thread-safe manner. That leads to incorrect refcounting of backstore pages and premature free. That can be catched by !sendpage_ok inside network stack: WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 467 at ../net/core/skbuff.c:6931 skb_splice_from_iter+0xfa/0x310. tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x782/0xce0 tcp_sendmsg+0x27/0x40 sock_sendmsg+0x8b/0xa0 nvme_tcp_try_send_cmd_pdu+0x149/0x2a0 Then random panic may occur. Fix that by serializing the usage of page_frag_cache.
Title nvme-tcp: fix usage of page_frag_cache
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2026, 12:47 PM
Reserved
Aug 26, 2026, 2:34 PM
Status
Received
Published
Sep 4, 2026, 4:18 PM
Modified
Oct 21, 2026, 1:20 PM