IB/rdmavt: add lock to call to rvt_error_qp to prevent a race condition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/rdmavt: add lock to call to rvt_error_qp to prevent a race condition The documentation of the function rvt_error_qp says both r_lock and s_lock need to be held when calling that function. It also asserts using lockdep that both of those locks are held. However, the commit I referenced in Fixes accidentally makes the call to rvt_error_qp in rvt_ruc_loopback no longer covered by r_lock. This results in the lockdep assertion failing and also possibly in a race condition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.0.4 to before 5.1 | 5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.1 and later | 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.1
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49089
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr72-7h43-2283
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a50937227c385a477177c9ffa122b4230e40666
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c2d7890ecabe527448a6c391fb2d9a5e6bbfe0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92f1947c0d26060e978b3a9f21f32ce7c8c9cca3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ffb2495a41098f9d6a14f8aefde3188da75944
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57800cc36e55db0547461c49acf5cd84c0f502b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d809f69695d4e7d1378b3a072fa9aef23123018
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49089 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49089 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jr72-7h43-2283 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49089 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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