[PATCH blktests] nvme/070: add a test for Identify CNS 07h NULL pointer dereference
Guixin Liu
kanie at linux.alibaba.com
Thu Jul 30 20:26:01 PDT 2026
nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() handles both the Active Namespace ID list
(CNS 02h) and the per-command-set variant (CNS 07h). For CNS 07h it
filtered the list on req->ns->csi, but this handler never resolves
req->ns, so it is always NULL. As soon as an enabled namespace with an
NSID above the requested value exists, the target dereferenced a NULL
pointer and oopsed.
This test connects a target with a single namespace and issues an
Identify with CNS 07h starting from NSID 0, which is exactly the
condition that triggered the crash. Without the kernel fix [0] the target
oopses; with it the command completes normally.
[0] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/20260730043105.3071328-2-kanie@linux.alibaba.com/
Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch at lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Guixin Liu <kanie at linux.alibaba.com>
---
tests/nvme/070 | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tests/nvme/070.out | 2 ++
2 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
create mode 100755 tests/nvme/070
create mode 100644 tests/nvme/070.out
diff --git a/tests/nvme/070 b/tests/nvme/070
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1f29a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nvme/070
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Guixin Liu
+#
+# Regression test for the NULL pointer dereference in
+# nvmet_execute_identify_nslist() when handling Identify CNS 07h (Active
+# Namespace ID List for the specified I/O Command Set). The CNS 07h handler
+# filtered the list on req->ns->csi, but this handler never resolves req->ns
+# so it is always NULL. As soon as an enabled namespace with an NSID above the
+# requested value exists, the target dereferenced a NULL pointer and oopsed.
+
+. tests/nvme/rc
+
+DESCRIPTION="issue Identify CNS 07h (per-command-set active NS list)"
+QUICK=1
+
+requires() {
+ _nvme_requires
+ _have_loop
+ _require_nvme_trtype_is_fabrics
+}
+
+set_conditions() {
+ _set_nvme_trtype "$@"
+}
+
+test() {
+ echo "Running ${TEST_NAME}"
+
+ _setup_nvmet
+
+ _nvmet_target_setup
+
+ _nvme_connect_subsys
+
+ local nvmedev
+ nvmedev=$(_find_nvme_dev "${def_subsysnqn}")
+
+ # CNS 07h == Active Namespace ID list for the specified I/O Command Set.
+ # CDW10 bits[7:0] hold the CNS; CDW11 bits[31:24] hold the CSI (0 == NVM).
+ # Request from NSID 0 so the enabled namespace (NSID 1) is listed, which
+ # is exactly the condition that used to dereference the NULL req->ns.
+ if ! nvme admin-passthru "/dev/${nvmedev}" --opcode=0x06 \
+ --namespace-id=0 --cdw10=0x07 --cdw11=0 --data-len=4096 -r \
+ >> "${FULL}" 2>&1; then
+ echo "Error: Identify CNS 07h failed"
+ fi
+
+ _nvme_disconnect_subsys
+
+ _nvmet_target_cleanup
+
+ echo "Test complete"
+}
diff --git a/tests/nvme/070.out b/tests/nvme/070.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b765a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nvme/070.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Running nvme/070
+Test complete
--
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