In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: core: Fill in DMA padding bytes in scsi_alloc_sgtables()

During fuzz testing, the following issue was discovered:

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __dma_map_sg_attrs+0x217/0x310
__dma_map_sg_attrs+0x217/0x310
dma_map_sg_attrs+0x4a/0x70
ata_qc_issue+0x9f8/0x1420
__ata_scsi_queuecmd+0x1657/0x1740
ata_scsi_queuecmd+0x79a/0x920
scsi_queue_rq+0x4472/0x4f40
blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x1cca/0x3ee0
__blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x458/0x630
blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x15b/0x340
__blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0xe5/0x250
__blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x138/0x780
blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x4bb/0x7e0
blk_mq_sched_insert_request+0x2a7/0x4c0
blk_execute_rq+0x497/0x8a0
sg_io+0xbe0/0xe20
scsi_ioctl+0x2b36/0x3c60
sr_block_ioctl+0x319/0x440
blkdev_ioctl+0x80f/0xd70
__se_sys_ioctl+0x219/0x420
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xe0
x64_sys_call+0x1d6c/0x3ad0
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8

Uninit was created at:
__alloc_pages+0x5c0/0xc80
alloc_pages+0xe0e/0x1050
blk_rq_map_user_iov+0x2b77/0x6100
blk_rq_map_user_io+0x2fa/0x4d0
sg_io+0xad6/0xe20
scsi_ioctl+0x2b36/0x3c60
sr_block_ioctl+0x319/0x440
blkdev_ioctl+0x80f/0xd70
__se_sys_ioctl+0x219/0x420
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xe0
x64_sys_call+0x1d6c/0x3ad0
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8

Bytes 14-15 of 16 are uninitialized
Memory access of size 16 starts at ffff88800cbdb000

When processing the last unaligned element of the scatterlist, it is
supplemented with missing bytes in the amount of pad_len. These bytes
remain uninitialized, which leads to a problem.

Extend last_sg->length by pad_len first, then use sg_zero_buffer() to
zero those pad_len bytes. sg_zero_buffer() uses sg_miter internally,
which correctly handles sg entries spanning multiple pages and padding
that crosses a page boundary.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000


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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-824
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fill in DMA padding bytes in scsi_alloc_sgtables() During fuzz testing, the following issue was discovered: BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __dma_map_sg_attrs+0x217/0x310 __dma_map_sg_attrs+0x217/0x310 dma_map_sg_attrs+0x4a/0x70 ata_qc_issue+0x9f8/0x1420 __ata_scsi_queuecmd+0x1657/0x1740 ata_scsi_queuecmd+0x79a/0x920 scsi_queue_rq+0x4472/0x4f40 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x1cca/0x3ee0 __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x458/0x630 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x15b/0x340 __blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0xe5/0x250 __blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x138/0x780 blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x4bb/0x7e0 blk_mq_sched_insert_request+0x2a7/0x4c0 blk_execute_rq+0x497/0x8a0 sg_io+0xbe0/0xe20 scsi_ioctl+0x2b36/0x3c60 sr_block_ioctl+0x319/0x440 blkdev_ioctl+0x80f/0xd70 __se_sys_ioctl+0x219/0x420 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xe0 x64_sys_call+0x1d6c/0x3ad0 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8 Uninit was created at: __alloc_pages+0x5c0/0xc80 alloc_pages+0xe0e/0x1050 blk_rq_map_user_iov+0x2b77/0x6100 blk_rq_map_user_io+0x2fa/0x4d0 sg_io+0xad6/0xe20 scsi_ioctl+0x2b36/0x3c60 sr_block_ioctl+0x319/0x440 blkdev_ioctl+0x80f/0xd70 __se_sys_ioctl+0x219/0x420 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xe0 x64_sys_call+0x1d6c/0x3ad0 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8 Bytes 14-15 of 16 are uninitialized Memory access of size 16 starts at ffff88800cbdb000 When processing the last unaligned element of the scatterlist, it is supplemented with missing bytes in the amount of pad_len. These bytes remain uninitialized, which leads to a problem. Extend last_sg->length by pad_len first, then use sg_zero_buffer() to zero those pad_len bytes. sg_zero_buffer() uses sg_miter internally, which correctly handles sg entries spanning multiple pages and padding that crosses a page boundary. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Title scsi: core: Fill in DMA padding bytes in scsi_alloc_sgtables()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T08:48:06.602Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.717Z

Link: CVE-2026-89515

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:34.040

Modified: 2026-10-19T09:17:45.930

Link: CVE-2026-89515

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:43:59Z

Links: CVE-2026-89515 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T22:30:15Z

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