CVE-2026-90413

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-17. A secondary CVSS source baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.9%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received

isert_login_recv_done() records how many bytes the HCA actually placed in the login buffer, but nothing compares that against the length the login PDU's BHS declares. isert_rx_login_req() copies min(login_req_len, MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS) bytes into login->req_buf, and the login code then reads the declared length back out of that buffer - for the first PDU in iscsi_target_locate_portal(),

payload_length = ntoh24(login_req->dlength); tmpbuf = kmemdup_nul(login->req_buf, payload_length, GFP_KERNEL);

and for the ones after it in iscsi_decode_text_input(), reached from iscsi_target_do_login().

login->req_buf is a fixed MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS (8192) byte allocation, so an initiator that declares more than it sends reads off the end of it, before authentication and with the length under its control:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kmemdup_nul+0x43/0x80 Read of size 8193 at addr ffff8881056a8000 by task iscsi_np/167 __asan_memcpy+0x23/0x60 kmemdup_nul+0x43/0x80 iscsi_target_locate_portal+0x48d/0x1180 iscsi_target_login_thread+0x19a9/0x3350 Allocated by task 167: __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x158/0x370 iscsi_target_login_thread+0x971/0x3350 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-8k of size 8192 allocated 8192-byte region

Falsifying the second login PDU instead reaches the other reader, on the same buffer:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kmemdup_nul+0x43/0x80 Read of size 8193 at addr ffff888104d10000 by task kworker/1:1/50 Workqueue: isert_login_wq iscsi_target_do_login_rx __asan_memcpy+0x23/0x60 kmemdup_nul+0x43/0x80 iscsi_decode_text_input+0xc6/0x11c0 iscsi_target_do_login+0x261/0x1470 iscsi_target_do_login_rx+0x51d/0x7d0

iscsit over TCP is not exposed: iscsit_get_login_rx() validates the declared length with iscsi_target_check_login_request() and then reads exactly that many bytes off the socket, so the declared length governs how much arrives rather than how much is copied out of an already-filled buffer. isert does not call iscsi_target_check_login_request() at all.

Reject a login PDU whose declared DataSegmentLength exceeds what was received, in both paths that reach isert_rx_login_req(): isert_get_login_rx() for the first login PDU and isert_login_recv_done() for the ones after it. dlength <= login_req_len is allowed because the received count can include up to three bytes of iSCSI padding.

Once the check is in place the copy out can no longer exceed the copy in: the posted login SGE is ISER_RX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, so login_req_len cannot exceed MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS and the min() in isert_rx_login_req() is login_req_len.

Like the existing short-PDU check added by 29e7b925ae6d, the reject in isert_login_recv_done() returns without completing login_req_comp, so a malformed subsequent PDU leaves the login to be torn down by the login timer rather than failing immediately. The first-PDU path returns an error and fails straight away.

Reproduced on 7.2.0-rc4 with soft-RoCE (rdma_rxe) under KASAN, using an initiator that sends the real key=value payload while declaring 8193 in the BHS, on the first login PDU and on the second in separate runs. The reported read size tracks the declared value exactly; 16384 and 61440 behave the same. Unpatched 3 of 3 runs report on each of the two paths, patched 0 of 3 on both, run alternately in a single session, and a normal login still completes on the patched build.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
46
EG Risk 46/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.9%
EPSS %ILE
57th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact total (CVSS ≥ 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2488b5b4827e5415768afc8daf097e8eb83c98df
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48812c8103071d550d9ab4a3431be5bdc52255bc
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c345d9d0b3eefc990bb90cf565325785aab06aab
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71ec8bbfa4a183f1e623662f9cfbcd702e433bdb
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44fe800ec13386c88bd5b32bcd1deaa1e17535d5
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d9c0586af703890afe1bd0cfe641e3a3af1c32d
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228aaa620fe6a7bc8b5b21dd348b4836b1760c61
generic

IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1f3313e7b3e396e4985fea5c709477387e0a065

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-90413(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (360 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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linux-6.126.12.100-1~deb12u1, 6.12.101-1~deb12u1, 6.12.107-1~deb12u1
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1~deb12u1: fixed in 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.12.96-1 (35 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1: fixed in 6.12.111-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (179 versions)
  • every version up to 7.2.6-1: fixed in 7.2.6-1
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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 91× in last 7d / 225× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-10-05 09:20 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-90413?
CVE-2026-90413 is a critical vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/isert: reject login PDUs declaring more data than was received isertloginrecv_done() records how many bytes the HCA actually placed in the login buffer, but nothing compares that against the length the login PDU's BHS declares.…
When was CVE-2026-90413 disclosed?
CVE-2026-90413 was first published on September 17, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-90413 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-90413 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (57th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-90413?
CVE-2026-90413 has a CVSS base score of 9.1 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-90413?
No fix for CVE-2026-90413 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-90413 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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