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TI-2026-64065 Aliases CVE-2026-97421GHSA-rfxq-r256-5mj8

RDMA/umem: Be careful about boundary conditions in ib_umem_find_best_pgsz()

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

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/umem: Be careful about boundary conditions in ib_umem_find_best_pgsz() Several corner cases, especially important on 32 bits: - umem->iova is u64, the function argument should pass in u64 or iova will be truncated - Check that the length is not too large for the iova - Check that lengths > 4G don't overflow the GENMASK

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00129 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.5, 5.9, 5.10 +6Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.4.73 to before 5.5; 5.8.17 to before 5.9; 5.9.2 to before 5.105.5, 5.9, 5.10Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.10 and later5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.73 to before 5.5; 5.8.17 to before 5.9; 5.9.2 to before 5.10 Fixed in 5.5, 5.9, 5.10 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10 and later Fixed in 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.5, 5.9, 5.10
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97421
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfxq-r256-5mj8
  3. 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/Linux@3014da7587ce006cd08004fd6b257626b314e0a3, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +3 · CNA
  4. 2026-10-03 3 new references · CNA
  5. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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