RDMA/core: Fix potential use after free in ib_free_cq()
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: 5 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/core: Fix potential use after free in ib_free_cq() When accessing a CQ via the netlink path the only synchronization mechanism for the said CQ is rdma_restrack_get(). Currently, rdma_restrack_del() is invoked at the end of ib_free_cq(), which is too late, since by that point vendor-specific resources associated with the CQ might already be freed. This can leave a short window where the CQ remains accessible through restrack, leading to a potential use-after-free. Fix this by moving the rdma_restrack_del() call to be before the freeing of the vendor-specific resources ensuring that the CQ is removed from restrack before its internal resources are released. This guarantees that no new users hold references to a CQ that is in the process of destruction.
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 5.9, 5.10
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 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 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 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92508
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfv8-fqx8-q27x
- 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
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a804b162f9bc2b38b2ed1b4752eea9faadb1645b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f8a17a22ab615a03743120e19935e731f28fb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76f2cb4f721815c3b6262a6dc2151de88646924c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8dcca427096fc9c50f1b376847fea72bc842d31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9abea37942534eeb049335476178696b654b000c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43403fe45379c64fa6276e5a8ede44493e5d2d3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29dc2f8e1c97372c2871a70088707933515fbd5b
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Sources
- CVE-2026-92508 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92508 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mfv8-fqx8-q27x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92508 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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