Vulnerability · Published Jul 25, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-64321nvme: target: rdma: fix ndev refcount leak on queue connect

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: target: rdma: fix ndev refcount leak on queue connect nvmet_rdma_queue_connect() calls nvmet_rdma_find_get_device() which acquires a reference on the returned ndev via kref_get(). On the path where the host queue backlog is exceeded and the function returns NVME_SC_CONNECT_CTRL_BUSY, reference of ndev is not released, leaking the kref. Fix this by adding a goto to the existing put_device label before the early return.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.96-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64321
Debian:14linux7.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64321
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.100-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-147.147UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-31.31UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1067.70UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1069.76UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1006.7UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-31.31~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1067.68UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-147.147.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64321

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 28877977bbc4f44dd3068b74ee781466c597a3b3 – before 204b9645536bb4a77a2cb35e6519dbf9f4ea1665bd3f40fdec552f9200e7b8521ef02b578c9ee8b0 – before 00eaa58988d35fd47ca8811f7f72871591f61ffb85a79da286b65ae2238a22ac901a0039779e613e – before 712f3268a62d0df98a7ee991cba963ced2e5800731deaeb11ba7a885116c9c30892b9f763c04d59c – before d65fe42820b890a6a4644de0a95a812471f79ad331deaeb11ba7a885116c9c30892b9f763c04d59c – before a8803c4f0ac3fa7df5551bbb5a8800c434a9435731deaeb11ba7a885116c9c30892b9f763c04d59c – before 5828517d17eda27f21d29ea14800c9e0a57bad1131deaeb11ba7a885116c9c30892b9f763c04d59c – before badc53620fe813b3a9f727ef9526f98567c2c898
Linux Linux 6.8

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