net/rds: use wq_has_sleeper() in release_in_xmit()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/rds: use wq_has_sleeper() in release_in_xmit() release_in_xmit() clears RDS_IN_XMIT with clear_bit_unlock() and then checks waitqueue_active() to decide whether anyone needs waking. clear_bit_unlock() is only a release operation: it orders the critical section before the bit clear, but does not order the subsequent plain load of the wait queue head after it. The waiter side does the mirror image - it adds itself to the wait queue and then tests the bit. That is the classic store-buffering pattern: the releasing CPU can read the wait queue as empty while the waiting CPU still reads the bit as set, so the sleeper is never woken. The waiters are rds_conn_shutdown() and rds_tcp_reset_callbacks(), both in uninterruptible wait_event() with no timeout. A lost wake-up strands the shutdown worker on its single-threaded workqueue until some other sender releases the bit again - and on a connection that is being torn down precisely because it failed, there may never be another sender. The barrier used to be there: release_in_xmit() did clear_bit() followed by smp_mb__after_atomic() until commit 1422f28826d2 ("rds: introduce acquire/release ordering in acquire/release_in_xmit()") folded both into clear_bit_unlock(), which strengthened the lock hand-off but silently dropped the full barrier the wake-up check depends on. The refill counterpart, release_refill() in net/rds/ib_recv.c, still carries its smp_mb__after_atomic() for exactly this reason. Use wq_has_sleeper(), which is waitqueue_active() preceded by the required full barrier.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.214 to before 5.10.271; 5.15.153 to before 5.15.222; 6.1.83 to before 6.1.189; 6.6.23 to before 6.6.158; 4.19.311 to before 4.20; 5.4.273 to before 5.5; 6.7.11 to before 6.8; 6.8.2 to before 6.9 | 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 4.20, 5.5, 6.8, 6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 and later | 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10.214 to before 5.10.271; 5.15.153 to before 5.15.222; 6.1.83 to before 6.1.189; 6.6.23 to before 6.6.158; 4.19.311 to before 4.20; 5.4.273 to before 5.5; 6.7.11 to before 6.8; 6.8.2 to before 6.9 Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 4.20, 5.5, 6.8, 6.9 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.9 and later Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 4.20, 5.5, 6.8, 6.9
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 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 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- 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-2026-98072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xgx-8jc3-whpq
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/Linux@3d401934b7edb3ccb07d982dabadd04c45ee307c, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +5 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 4 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f552364d97cf4005c7a58f11c9f79e14e269865
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a94b1dfc82454c5bc068e71c25393af674daf63b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a806ed1eb46850ca4159a18b2a8c4b70f0c1341
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d401934b7edb3ccb07d982dabadd04c45ee307c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7ee0cd0e136d02f87f13181b1a89880463c7e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a269795107f45adc95975a83324f8fef40bec4ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3764627b30a283e611e652c4a2bb8cdc74a75a99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d0c8b7073913011459cf968cbbadd341e166bc3
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xgx-8jc3-whpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98072 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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