nvmet: pci-epf: put CQ ref on create_cq mapping failure
nvmet_pci_epf_create_cq() calls nvmet_cq_create(), which takes a
reference on the controller and installs the completion queue. If the
subsequent PCI address-space mapping fails or returns a too-small partial
mapping, the function jumps to err_internal / err_unmap_queue without
calling nvmet_cq_put(). The matching put in nvmet_pci_epf_delete_cq() is
gated on NVMET_PCI_EPF_Q_LIVE, which is only set after the mapping
succeeds, so teardown never releases these references. A remote PCI host
that drives Create IO CQ commands with a failing PRP1/pci_addr therefore
leaks the CQ and a controller reference on each attempt.
Drop the CQ reference on the mapping-failure paths. The err_internal and
err_unmap_queue labels are only reachable after nvmet_cq_create() has
succeeded, so this pairs the create/put correctly.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: pci-epf: put CQ ref on create_cq mapping failure nvmet_pci_epf_create_cq() calls nvmet_cq_create(), which takes a reference on the controller and installs the completion queue. If the subsequent PCI address-space mapping fails or returns a too-small partial mapping, the function jumps to err_internal / err_unmap_queue without calling nvmet_cq_put(). The matching put in nvmet_pci_epf_delete_cq() is gated on NVMET_PCI_EPF_Q_LIVE, which is only set after the mapping succeeds, so teardown never releases these references. A remote PCI host that drives Create IO CQ commands with a failing PRP1/pci_addr therefore leaks the CQ and a controller reference on each attempt. Drop the CQ reference on the mapping-failure paths. The err_internal and err_unmap_queue labels are only reachable after nvmet_cq_create() has succeeded, so this pairs the create/put correctly. | |
| Title | nvmet: pci-epf: put CQ ref on create_cq mapping failure | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-04T15:29:15.738Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.795Z
Link: CVE-2026-80821
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-04T16:18:09.857
Modified: 2026-09-04T16:18:09.857
Link: CVE-2026-80821
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Updated: 2026-09-04T17:30:17Z