# CVE-2026-90412: nvmet: fix return status of RMI log page on allocation failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 5fd075cdaf3649000677d960fd9e45c08081b7e0, fixed in ffd56ada81f975a33f1df447f1bec9090a818e98; from 5fd075cdaf3649000677d960fd9e45c08081b7e0, fixed in 9e136150ac55df4b7ea36e6110ffa39d08905f37; from 5fd075cdaf3649000677d960fd9e45c08081b7e0, fixed in 581d8bb556dd3e5567bcf322aa5e3e4b6a200c08
- Linux: 6.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix return status of RMI log page on allocation failure nvmet_execute_get_log_page_rmi() leaves 'status' holding NVME_SC_SUCCESS (set by the successful nvmet_req_find_ns() call) when the kzalloc() for the log buffer fails. It then jumps to the out label and completes the request with a success status, so the host is told the command succeeded while no data was transferred. Initialize 'status' to NVME_SC_INTERNAL, matching the smart log handler, so an allocation failure is reported as an internal error.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.57, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd56ada81f975a33f1df447f1bec9090a818e98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e136150ac55df4b7ea36e6110ffa39d08905f37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/581d8bb556dd3e5567bcf322aa5e3e4b6a200c08

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