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Linux Kernel EUVDEUVD-2026-59621

| CVE-2026-74556 CRITICAL
2026-08-15 Linux GHSA-2m3x-37gx-2chv
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.1 HIGH

Network vector but AC:H because the attacker must control or impersonate the iSCSI target the initiator connects to; no auth on the malicious response (PR:N), kernel-level compromise gives full C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Red Hat
7.0 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (Linux).

CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Aug 17, 2026 - 12:24 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 17, 2026 - 06:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Aug 15, 2026 - 13:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 15, 2026 - 12:28 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 15, 2026 - 12:28 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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

scsi: libiscsi_tcp: Bound SCSI Response data segment to the connection buffer

iscsi_tcp_hdr_dissect() receives the data segment of several PDU types into the fixed-size conn->data buffer, which is allocated for ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN (8192) bytes. For the LOGIN_RSP, TEXT_RSP, REJECT and ASYNC_EVENT opcodes the dissect path already rejects a PDU whose DataSegmentLength exceeds that buffer.

The SCSI Command Response (ISCSI_OP_SCSI_CMD_RSP) path also copies its data segment (sense/response data) into conn->data via iscsi_tcp_data_recv_prep(), but it does so without the same check. The only upstream bound on in.datalen is conn->max_recv_dlength, the initiator's advertised MaxRecvDataSegmentLength, which is commonly negotiated well above 8192 (open-iscsi defaults to 262144). A target that returns a SCSI Response with a DataSegmentLength between 8193 and max_recv_dlength therefore overflows the 8192-byte conn->data buffer.

Once the same bound applies, ISCSI_OP_SCSI_CMD_RSP is handled exactly like those responses: bound the data segment, receive it into conn->data when present, and otherwise complete the PDU with no data. Fold the opcode into that case group rather than duplicating the check.

AnalysisAI

Heap buffer overflow in the Linux kernel iSCSI TCP initiator (drivers/scsi/libiscsi_tcp.c) lets a malicious or compromised iSCSI target overflow the fixed 8192-byte conn->data buffer by returning a SCSI Command Response (ISCSI_OP_SCSI_CMD_RSP) whose DataSegmentLength exceeds ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN. Unlike LOGIN_RSP, TEXT_RSP, REJECT and ASYNC_EVENT, the SCSI response path copied sense/response data into conn->data without bounding it against the buffer size, only against the negotiated MaxRecvDataSegmentLength (open-iscsi default 262144). …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Control or impersonate iSCSI target
Delivery
Establish iSCSI TCP session with initiator
Exploit
Await/trigger a SCSI command
Execution
Return SCSI Response with oversized DataSegmentLength
Persist
Overflow 8192-byte conn->data heap buffer
Impact
Corrupt kernel memory for DoS or code execution

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim Linux host to act as an iSCSI initiator (open-iscsi/libiscsi_tcp over TCP) and to establish a session with an attacker-controlled or compromised iSCSI target, or an attacker who can interpose on the initiator-target TCP connection. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals conflict and should be read together rather than trusting the 9.8 alone. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who controls an iSCSI target - a rogue appliance on the storage network, a compromised SAN, or a man-in-the-middle on an unauthenticated iSCSI session - waits for a Linux initiator that has negotiated a large MaxRecvDataSegmentLength (the open-iscsi default of 262144) to issue a SCSI command. The target replies with a SCSI Command Response carrying a DataSegmentLength between 8193 and the negotiated maximum, overflowing the 8192-byte conn->data buffer in kernel memory and enabling denial of service or potential kernel code execution. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: update the kernel to a fixed stable release - 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, or mainline 7.2-rc6 (or your distribution's backport of stable commits c97b5265cc4, 72815741715, b0aa3e8e2ab, 084af025367, or c1dea15f819 from git.kernel.org/stable), then reboot so the corrected libiscsi_tcp is loaded. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all Linux systems using iSCSI initiators and assess connectivity to external or untrusted storage targets. …

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 Affected

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