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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-64020",
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        "dateReserved": "2026-07-19T07:54:57.027Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-07-19T15:39:14.115Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:38:16.638Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvme-pci: fix dma_vecs leak on p2p memory\n\nWe don't unmap P2P memory, so we don't need to track it. The dma_vec\nallocation was getting leaked on the completion."
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                            "value": "AV:N - On NVMe-oF storage servers with p2pmem-enabled namespaces backed by local PCIe NVMe, a remote client can trigger this via nvmet-tcp read/write commands that flow through submit_bio() into nvme-pci P2P PRP setup and completion.\nAC:L - Once the P2P-capable NVMe/IOMMU configuration is present, a single crafted read or write reliably leaks the dma_vecs allocation; no races or special memory layout are required.\nPR:N - Remote exploitation via nvmet-tcp requires no local privileges on the target when in-band authentication is not configured, matching pre-authentication network service guidance for fabric targets.\nUI:N - Exploitation is achieved entirely through NVMe I/O commands and requires no victim interaction beyond the attacker (or their client) initiating storage operations.\nS:U - The vulnerability causes kernel memory leakage and NVMe I/O denial within the same kernel security boundary; it does not cross VM, container, or IOMMU isolation boundaries.\nC:N - This is a kmalloc/mempool leak with no out-of-bounds read, use-after-free, or information disclosure; freed dma_vecs tracking memory is not exposed to the attacker.\nI:N - No memory corruption, arbitrary write, or code execution primitive is created; impact is limited to resource exhaustion and I/O failure.\nA:H - Each triggering completion permanently exhausts the single-element dmavec mempool, causing persistent BLK_STS_RESOURCE failures that deny subsequent P2P and non-IOVA PRP I/O on the affected NVMe controller until reboot."
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