RDMA/erdma: Hold CQ references when processing EQ events
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/erdma: Hold CQ references when processing EQ events EQ handlers look up CQs from dev->cq_xa and invoke CQ completion or error callbacks outside the xarray lock. erdma_destroy_cq() can erase the CQ from the xarray and free its queue buffer and doorbell record while a previously scheduled EQ handler is still using the CQ. Add a CQ refcount and take a reference under the xarray lock with refcount_inc_not_zero(). Remove the CQ from the xarray before dropping the destroy-path reference, then wait for in-flight EQ users before releasing CQ resources.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9h2-4fgm-97q7
- 2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/610ef81797bb4f709e8675c1d8d093bb9ccdcbd8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0a83f29a24c7e7f8516630848ef6db4c174deed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05b8ca493dd02319bca93c640b259c2ba51ef321
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fc9c1933959d2776a1ce7bf424251b8b5b586cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4545f355654d044d35a31cd01cc46f491a8a7c36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98df2aee1459ee1c62c70cbe9b370d2a532aea36
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9h2-4fgm-97q7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90309 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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