CVE-2026-45856

HIGH EPSS 6.0%
Published May 27, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 27, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send ib_uverbs_post_send() uses cmd.wqe_size from userspace without any validation before passing it to kmalloc() and using the allocated buffer as struct ib_uverbs_send_wr. If a user provides a small wqe_size value (e.g., 1), kmalloc() will succeed, but subsequent accesses to user_wr->opcode, user_wr->num_sge, and other fields will read beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read from kernel heap memory. This could potentially leak sensitive kernel information to userspace. Additionally, providing an excessively large wqe_size can trigger a WARNING in the memory allocation path, as reported by syzkaller. This is inconsistent with ib_uverbs_unmarshall_recv() which properly validates that wqe_size >= sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_recv_wr) before proceeding. Add the same validation for ib_uverbs_post_send() to ensure wqe_size is at least sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_send_wr).

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
6.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01c9b152647dc70dc06a4a2eff86ebb3b3c76075
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1956f0a74ccf5dc9c3ef717f2985c3ed3400aab0
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ac1c15334d46c0dbd49d64a2257b929500163
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c15ec4cd4e7f57c6bbcb4e73e99290f150dd2a7
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef70ff9841990658610512b4a18e4a88c9b4df6
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf1feed1a7886af945f92890493aefd2b5c9928a
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4454da8b1e712714628c0a0d6e7845bb40790a
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d533425ac1f2925b4fc3e4ed9b9d72362cb23475

Remediation

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