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nvme-tcp: fix NULL pointer dereferences in nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec
authorShivam Kumar <kumar.shivam43666@gmail.com>
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:57:48 +0000 (13:57 -0500)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:18:36 +0000 (11:18 +0100)
[ Upstream commit 32b63acd78f577b332d976aa06b56e70d054cbba ]

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

Fixes: efa56305908b ("nvmet-tcp: Fix a kernel panic when host sends an invalid H2C PDU length")
Reviewed-by: Sagi Grimberg <sagi@grimberg.me>
Signed-off-by: Shivam Kumar <kumar.shivam43666@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c

index 6268b18d24569b5dbc0149ee7117d11f286be2a5..94fab721f8cd7b3ca7994842e47e76465b1341b4 100644 (file)
@@ -1021,6 +1021,18 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
                pr_err("H2CData PDU len %u is invalid\n", cmd->pdu_len);
                goto err_proto;
        }
+       /*
+       * Ensure command data structures are initialized. We must check both
+       * cmd->req.sg and cmd->iov because they can have different NULL states:
+       * - Uninitialized commands: both NULL
+       * - READ commands: cmd->req.sg allocated, cmd->iov NULL
+       * - WRITE commands: both allocated
+       */
+       if (unlikely(!cmd->req.sg || !cmd->iov)) {
+               pr_err("queue %d: H2CData PDU received for invalid command state (ttag %u)\n",
+                       queue->idx, data->ttag);
+               goto err_proto;
+       }
        cmd->pdu_recv = 0;
        nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec(cmd);
        queue->cmd = cmd;