# CVE-2026-98726: nvme-multipath: fix underflow in ANA log bounds checks

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.19.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, 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: nvme-multipath: fix underflow in ANA log bounds checks The number of ANA groups advertised through Identify Controller sizes the ANA log buffer. The ANA log header and group descriptors independently supply the number of groups and namespace IDs to parse. Both bounds checks subtract an untrusted object size from ana_log_size before comparing the current offset. If the object is larger than the buffer, the size_t subtraction underflows and lets the parser read beyond ana_log_buf. Check the current offset before the first subtraction and compare each object size with the remaining buffer instead. This rejects inconsistent ANA data before dereferencing a truncated group descriptor or walking an oversized namespace ID array.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 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/52c4294f3c26ec9db0e6f2e599096673d6f0f34d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe6e003c132b7c204f63e7a7ec422904fa3141b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ab1e2dddf26248d5e6246046096b281cf5a319
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3045128294d347fd38542ad6e174b1b34d9c0751
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03a0c21f0fd7a872953aae5714303d8f38d1e567
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49e8a3224c91fd5fbf22f4adcca6c8209cfdd6fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5cdb0c0a51e8ff49914ae16ef5360010c40cc85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63fa2d9c9c37020bd2703fe2a6a38027b5abeb15

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