# CVE-2026-90227: nvme/ioctl: check SUBMIT\_IO with nvme\_cmd\_allowed()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from a53295b6998f62d961c29e54051c1cf1d738c2b3, fixed in c35cd98eed1a863e8dd51073953563cd8c907f68; from a53295b6998f62d961c29e54051c1cf1d738c2b3, fixed in 95b0591d51dbf9e618d7845883d535e88ad7c8af; from a53295b6998f62d961c29e54051c1cf1d738c2b3, fixed in 736b7c6adc7a65c4411beff197b6a634f7a6ca27; from a53295b6998f62d961c29e54051c1cf1d738c2b3, fixed in b116e9dae433ff631f94c36c61a7a78fe400ed1e; from a53295b6998f62d961c29e54051c1cf1d738c2b3, fixed in b53d495c7f0db46b6748b5ade48371a10dd5d3bc
- Linux: 3.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.3.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme/ioctl: check SUBMIT_IO with nvme_cmd_allowed() Unlike IO_CMD / IO64_CMD, NVME_IOCTL_SUBMIT_IO never calls nvme_cmd_allowed(). Unprivileged callers can thus issue I/O on a partition device or write through a read-only file descriptor. Pass flags and open_for_write through and reject disallowed commands with -EACCES.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35cd98eed1a863e8dd51073953563cd8c907f68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b0591d51dbf9e618d7845883d535e88ad7c8af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/736b7c6adc7a65c4411beff197b6a634f7a6ca27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b116e9dae433ff631f94c36c61a7a78fe400ed1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b53d495c7f0db46b6748b5ade48371a10dd5d3bc

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