# CVE-2026-98724: nvmet: pci-epf: reject too-short SGL segments

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0faa0fe6f90ea59b10d1b0f15ce0eb0c18eff186, fixed in 2423a05dd0f21330c47ce0ae1cb54a8b0be821e2; from 0faa0fe6f90ea59b10d1b0f15ce0eb0c18eff186, fixed in 472df1d103dbe3e9d09156f0667e36180e912c46; from 0faa0fe6f90ea59b10d1b0f15ce0eb0c18eff186, fixed in 5d5fbfbbacd1efb13a9bf91317d4fde859ede4b9
- Linux: 6.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.14.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: pci-epf: reject too-short SGL segments The host controls an SGL segment's length. A nonzero length smaller than one SGL descriptor makes nr_descs zero, so nvmet_pci_epf_get_sgl_segment() reads the type byte of sgls[-1] outside the allocated buffer. If that byte contains a segment descriptor type, the function also copies the preceding 16 bytes and returns a negative descriptor count. The read was reproduced in 3/3 KASAN boots with only the host transfer mocked by a KUnit test: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nvmet_pci_epf_get_sgl_segment Read of size 1 by task kunit_try_catch Call Trace: nvmet_pci_epf_get_sgl_segment nvmet_pci_epf_short_sgl_test Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ... Reject segments that cannot hold one descriptor before allocating or transferring their contents.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.56, 7.2.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2423a05dd0f21330c47ce0ae1cb54a8b0be821e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/472df1d103dbe3e9d09156f0667e36180e912c46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5fbfbbacd1efb13a9bf91317d4fde859ede4b9

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