CVE-2026-74386: nvmet-tcp: fix page fragment cache leak in error path
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.21% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 4dae393956093c807212918fd91a8fc70df15338, 5fbe83a374f09561a0f0c1f4aa021501ffd681eb, a43a9abc1ebf663f0aa56a729106f68dd9c77da6; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 4dae393956093c807212918fd91a8fc70df15338, 5fbe83a374f09561a0f0c1f4aa021501ffd681eb, a43a9abc1ebf663f0aa56a729106f68dd9c77da6; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: fix page fragment cache leak in error path In nvmet_tcp_alloc_queue(), when a connection is closed during the allocation process (e.g., nvmet_tcp_set_queue_sock() returns -ENOTCONN), the error handling jumps to out_destroy_sq and then to out_ida_remove without draining the page fragment cache. Although nvmet_tcp_free_cmd() is called in some error paths to release individual page fragments, the underlying page cache reference held by queue->pf_cache is never released. The first allocation using pf_cache is the call to nvmet_tcp_alloc_cmd() for queue->connect, which happens after ida_alloc() returns successfully. This results in a page leak each time a connection fails during allocation, which could lead to memory exhaustion over time if connections are repeatedly opened and closed. Fix this by calling page_frag_cache_drain() before freeing the queue structure in the out_ida_remove label.
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 11th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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Linux Linux
- 5.0affected
- 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 and later · before aadb8eb9006e192c51b499860f40765de7d55680affected · git
- 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 and later · before fc11e3f0daaadb6e600a86e54b089d4662d0a464affected · git
- 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 and later · before a43a9abc1ebf663f0aa56a729106f68dd9c77da6affected · git
- 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 and later · before ba3209704b3cd46961e4e081af5c52a780785648affected · git
- 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 and later · before 5fbe83a374f09561a0f0c1f4aa021501ffd681ebaffected · git
- 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 and later · before 4dae393956093c807212918fd91a8fc70df15338affected · git
- before 5.0not affected · semver
- 6.1.191 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.160 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | from 0 | — |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.100-1 | 6.12.100-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.1.5-1 | 7.1.5-1 |
Same product
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-74384Aug 15, 2026 · nvme-multipath: fix flex array size in struct nvme_ns_head39Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-74385Aug 15, 2026 · nvmet-tcp: check return value of nvmet_tcp_set_queue_sock30Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-74387Aug 15, 2026 · ALSA: seq: midi: Serialize output teardown with event_input31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 4dae393956093c807212918fd91a8fc70df15338 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 5fbe83a374f09561a0f0c1f4aa021501ffd681eb | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | a43a9abc1ebf663f0aa56a729106f68dd9c77da6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | aadb8eb9006e192c51b499860f40765de7d55680 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ba3209704b3cd46961e4e081af5c52a780785648 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | fc11e3f0daaadb6e600a86e54b089d4662d0a464 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.159.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.161.1-1 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.100-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Timeline
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Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
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Weakness class (CWE)
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Change log
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fbe83a374f09561a0f0c1f4aa021501ffd681eb
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a43a9abc1ebf663f0aa56a729106f68dd9c77da6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aadb8eb9006e192c51b499860f40765de7d55680
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3209704b3cd46961e4e081af5c52a780785648
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc11e3f0daaadb6e600a86e54b089d4662d0a464
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