Integer overflow in Linux RDMA rxe enables out-of-bounds access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
The Linux kernel from 4.8 contains an integer overflow in the RDMA rxe driver's mr_check_range() function. The range check uses arithmetic that wraps around, so a crafted RDMA write or read address can bypass it and reach memory outside the registered region. An unauthenticated remote peer can trigger an out-of-bounds read and write, causing a kernel oops.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix integer overflow in mr_check_range() leading to OOB access mr_check_range() validates that [iova, iova+length) falls within the registered MR range using wraparound-prone arithmetic: if (iova < mr->ibmr.iova || iova + length > mr->ibmr.iova + mr->ibmr.length) A remote peer can craft an RDMA-Write/Read RETH so that iova + length wraps to 0 (e.g. iova=0xfffffffffffffff8, length=8), bypassing the check. rxe_mr_iova_to_index() then computes a huge index (int idx, only guarded by WARN_ON) and rxe_mr_copy_xarray() dereferences mr->page_info[huge], causing an out-of-bounds read/write and a kernel oops that is triggerable by an unauthenticated remote peer. Rewrite the check in overflow-safe form; the first two clauses guarantee that the subsequent subtractions do not underflow: if (iova < mr->ibmr.iova || length > mr->ibmr.length || iova - mr->ibmr.iova > mr->ibmr.length - length) With the fix, mr_check_range() returns -EINVAL for the crafted iova and the responder reports REMOTE_ACCESS_ERROR instead of triggering the OOB.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Update the Linux kernel to 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8 or 7.3, depending on the branch in use. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8 and 9 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 as affected, with no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8, 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 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 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98365
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-3p8h-wx5x-6qq3
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CNA
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-27 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d2118660545a00b21e83010ded1a231c6fb8c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9426a74fc8cb8f375fcdc19b465a030f9b8cab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3b705144e3a3c14184fec6e354680081fe91ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3431f525718f6b07da308cda6d44f8cb548bbd37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10e2a08799e858d3e71ea4169bcd018f216d444
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98365 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98365 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3p8h-wx5x-6qq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98365 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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