# CVE-2026-80813: nvmet: fix NULL pointer dereference in nvmet\_execute\_identify\_nslist()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624, fixed in 61dc1a37e04d4003a19095f54883358330034a39; from 61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624, fixed in 2bc1e33ff6a558c8ceef7c0077f3ef70a15fcba2; from 61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624, fixed in 123d664ac98d6f3464462ad4a530474b91ba9890; from 61c9967cd63448292a64f9ee9aeb6e2053e3a624, fixed in 79aba4c9403419d822972d2851f2a96a2c0531cf
- Linux: 6.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.47; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.11; from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() When a host issues an Identify command with CNS 07h (Active Namespace ID List for a specific I/O Command Set), nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() is called with match_css set. The command-set filter dereferences req->ns, but this handler never calls nvmet_req_find_ns(), so req->ns is always NULL (nvmet_req_init() resets it to NULL). As soon as an enabled namespace with an NSID greater than the requested value exists, req->ns->csi dereferences a NULL pointer and oopses. Besides the crash, the comparison is logically wrong: to filter the list by command set it must test the command set of the namespace being iterated, not a single fixed value. Use the loop variable ns->csi.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61dc1a37e04d4003a19095f54883358330034a39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc1e33ff6a558c8ceef7c0077f3ef70a15fcba2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/123d664ac98d6f3464462ad4a530474b91ba9890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79aba4c9403419d822972d2851f2a96a2c0531cf

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