[PATCH v2] nvme/070: add a test for Identify CNS 07h NULL pointer dereference

Guixin Liu <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 10:46:44 +0800
Newsgroups org.infradead.lists.linux-nvme
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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/[email protected]/

Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Guixin Liu <[email protected]>
---
v1 -> v2:
  - Use "nvme list-ns --csi=0" instead of a raw admin-passthru to issue
    Identify CNS 07h, as suggested by Nilay and Shinichiro; it drives the
    same target code path via the existing nvme-cli subcommand.

 tests/nvme/070     | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/nvme/070.out |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 54 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..b7d8bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nvme/070
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/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 "${def_subsysnqn}")
+
+	# "nvme list-ns --csi=0" issues Identify CNS 07h (Active Namespace ID
+	# list for the specified I/O Command Set, here NVM), starting from NSID
+	# 0 so the enabled namespace (NSID 1) is listed. That is exactly the
+	# condition that used to dereference the NULL req->ns in the target.
+	if ! nvme list-ns "/dev/${nvmedev}" --csi=0 >> "${FULL}" 2>&1; then
+		echo "Error: Identify CNS 07h (list-ns --csi=0) 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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