# CVE-2026-97433: nvme: validate FDP configuration descriptor sizes

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Affected

- Linux: from 30b5f20bb2ddab013035399e5c7e6577da49320a, fixed in 97efd7a41aac08b43ea2337c5913a2bc75484f9f; from 30b5f20bb2ddab013035399e5c7e6577da49320a, fixed in 0ef4daa6534a510d61ea67c8ad9bb5097b0dd5f8
- Linux: 6.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.16.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: validate FDP configuration descriptor sizes Validate descriptor sizes while walking the FDP configurations log so dsze == 0 or a descriptor past the log end cannot cause unbounded iteration or reads past the buffer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.53) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97efd7a41aac08b43ea2337c5913a2bc75484f9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ef4daa6534a510d61ea67c8ad9bb5097b0dd5f8

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