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CVE-2026-90294: IB/isert: delay the final Login Response until the session is registered

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)

  • 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: 0.69% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 53% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 0d2efc355982064855f24f73f9fbb6c65ca4a5c7, 11694889c4bab47047a60690ceb70d7551ed5b2e, 4397ea31e3b0d017c2b9b876b326df0b3eb845bf.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0d2efc355982064855f24f73f9fbb6c65ca4a5c7, 11694889c4bab47047a60690ceb70d7551ed5b2e, 4397ea31e3b0d017c2b9b876b326df0b3eb845bf 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: IB/isert: delay the final Login Response until the session is registered isert_put_login_tx() puts the final Login Response on the wire before __transport_register_session(), which iscsi_post_login_handler() reaches only after iscsi_target_do_login() returns. An initiator that issues a SCSI command as soon as it sees that response can have it executed against an se_session whose se_tpg is still NULL, and the ib-comp-wq worker oopses on the NULL dereference. Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000000f: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000078-0x000000000000007f] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 178 Comm: kworker/0:1H Not tainted 7.2.0-rc5-V2CTL-gf5098b6bae76 #10 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC v2 (i440FX + PIIX, arch_caps fix, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 Workqueue: ib-comp-wq ib_cq_poll_work RIP: 0010:target_submit+0xbe/0x390 Code: fa 48 c1 ea 03 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 89 02 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 64 24 18 49 8d 7c 24 78 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 5a 02 00 00 48 8d 7b 78 4d 8b 6c 24 78 48 b8 00 RSP: 0018:ffff8881058cfa78 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff88810c78c6f0 RCX: ffffffff964bb363 RDX: 000000000000000f RSI: 00000000fffffe00 RDI: 0000000000000078 RBP: 1ffff11020b19f52 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed1020b19f52 R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffff88810596c000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff88810c61b000 R14: ffff88810c6a3400 R15: ffff88810c61b044 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881822b2000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f1f1b83c000 CR3: 000000006fe72001 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_bh+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_target_submit+0x10/0x10 ? mutex_lock+0x81/0xe0 ? __pfx_mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 ? iscsit_execute_cmd+0x650/0x850 iscsit_sequence_cmd+0x186/0x3d0 iscsit_process_scsi_cmd+0x87/0x300 isert_recv_done+0x1002/0x2390 ? __pfx_isert_recv_done+0x10/0x10 ? rxe_poll_cq+0x253/0x3d0 ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0x1dc/0xa70 __ib_process_cq+0xe1/0x390 ib_cq_poll_work+0x46/0x150 process_one_work+0x633/0x1030 ? assign_work+0x11d/0x370 worker_thread+0x45b/0xd10 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x2c6/0x3b0 ? recalc_sigpending+0x15c/0x1e0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x36e/0x5a0 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10 ? __switch_to+0x572/0xdd0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> Modules linked in: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Delay the final Login Response instead. isert_get_rx_pdu() runs from iscsi_target_rx_thread() after conn->rx_login_comp, completed by iscsi_post_login_handler() after __transport_register_session(); iscsi-TCP and cxgbit already take PDUs from that thread, isert alone does not. The buffers are still posted first, so the initiator's first command does not meet an empty receive queue and nothing depends on RNR flow control, and the header and payload live in isert_conn, not in the struct iscsi_login that iscsi_target_nego_release() frees first. Over rxe, 400 login cycles per run, the oops appeared in 10 of 20 unpatched runs and in none of 20 runs with this patch. An initiator that never waits is handled by the next patch. Not tested: iWARP, discovery sessions over iSER, and real HCAs.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Updated
Oct 19, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 53th percentile
CWE
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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • Linux Linux

    • 3.10affected
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before e148dbac43308d9e4313070bfc5b355d03134809affected · git
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before a18fb8d540b3e631cb7e50e55f3c462c05b3a114affected · git
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before 0d2efc355982064855f24f73f9fbb6c65ca4a5c7affected · git
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before f84e9adf4d9f4c0c79ef4a7d9e0c5c08b1337033affected · git
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before 11694889c4bab47047a60690ceb70d7551ed5b2eaffected · git
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before a6c19af05c170f267eca1d01c3c72c84ba7860aeaffected · git
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before 4397ea31e3b0d017c2b9b876b326df0b3eb845bfaffected · git
    • b8d26b3be8b33682cf163274ed07479a70554633 and later · before 464f5afa92d071a226f88424803b0fcf88093edeaffected · git
    • before 3.10not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.190-16.1.190-1
Debian:12linux-6.12before 6.12.111-1~deb12u16.12.111-1~deb12u1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.111-16.12.111-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.2.6-17.2.6-1

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-90292Sep 17, 2026 · RDMA/siw: Fix use-after-free in siw_accept()
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-90293Sep 17, 2026 · IB/isert: post the full-feature receive buffers after session registration
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-90295Sep 17, 2026 · cpufreq: imx6q: fix out-of-bounds write when probed more than once
    0Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0d2efc355982064855f24f73f9fbb6c65ca4a5c7Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux11694889c4bab47047a60690ceb70d7551ed5b2eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4397ea31e3b0d017c2b9b876b326df0b3eb845bfVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux464f5afa92d071a226f88424803b0fcf88093edeVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa18fb8d540b3e631cb7e50e55f3c462c05b3a114Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa6c19af05c170f267eca1d01c3c72c84ba7860aeVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe148dbac43308d9e4313070bfc5b355d03134809Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf84e9adf4d9f4c0c79ef4a7d9e0c5c08b1337033Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.190-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux6.12.111-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

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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

No known public program.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-secondary

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