Medium [CVE-2026-64019] fix dma mapping leak on data setup error
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-64019 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat package: kernel.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix dma mapping leak on data setup error We're leaking the initial DMA mapping during iteration if we fail to allocate the tracking descriptor for both PRP and SGL.
Unmap the iterator directly; we can't use the existing unmap helper because it depends on the tracking descriptor being successfully allocated, so a new one for an in-use iterator is provided. The mappings were also leaking when the driver detects an invalid bio_vec when mapping PRPs, so fix that too.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) driver. This vulnerability occurs due to a leak in the Direct Memory Access (DMA) mapping during data setup operations.
Specifically, the system fails to properly unmap DMA resources when there are errors in allocating tracking descriptors for Physical Region Pages (PRP) and Scatter-Gather Lists (SGL), or when an invalid bio_vec is detected during PRP mapping. This can lead to resource exhaustion over time.
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Weakness: CWE-772.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: kernel.
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Mitigation
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