A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.76/6.18.16/6.19.6/7.0-rc2. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function nvme_pr_read_keys. Such manipulation of the argument num_keys leads to allocation of resources.

This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-23244. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.