RDMA/mlx5: Fix integer overflow of user QP buffer size
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix integer overflow of user QP buffer size set_user_buf_size() computes the QP buffer size by left-shifting the user-supplied rq.wqe_cnt and rq.wqe_shift values as signed integers. A sufficiently large rq.wqe_cnt causes signed integer overflow, which is undefined behavior, and yields a small or negative buf_size, causing ib_umem_get() to map a buffer smaller than the hardware will actually write into. Replace the shifts and addition with check_shl_overflow() and check_add_overflow(), rejecting invalid user inputs. Moreover, guard the identical shift computing qp->sq.offset in _create_user_qp() before set_user_buf_size() is reached.
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 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 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 →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90435
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4ff5-3w52-wwv7
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccce6b7ef1d7efc59ccba3421e1339c6e63a3d20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d99622e40aaa910ade681dfd4dc0fa240a011331
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c845e5e05140ea1bc64a5b1107942d93c876034d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42fb8aefffff5b458aaa66803364a16e0ea44129
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fa2ff72ad1861eac194a4e0075d504ba8c246e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6cfc6d7ff0959dd9766fdc24286a253b59ca77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f917707f0de0832b8ab582391b1f64e549995c6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dec47e4b0fe34afdf38caa72b4408ba95502e5de
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90435 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90435 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4ff5-3w52-wwv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90435 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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