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CVE-2026-45856

Published: May 27, 2026

Modified: May 30, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.1

HIGH

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send ib_uverbs_post_send() uses cmd.wqe_size from userspace without any validation before passing it to kmalloc() and using the allocated buffer as struct ib_uverbs_send_wr. If a user provides a small wqe_size value (e.g., 1), kmalloc() will succeed, but subsequent accesses to user_wr->opcode, user_wr->num_sge, and other fields will read beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read from kernel heap memory. This could potentially leak sensitive kernel information to userspace. Additionally, providing an excessively large wqe_size can trigger a WARNING in the memory allocation path, as reported by syzkaller. This is inconsistent with ib_uverbs_unmarshall_recv() which properly validates that wqe_size >= sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_recv_wr) before proceeding. Add the same validation for ib_uverbs_post_send() to ensure wqe_size is at least sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_send_wr).

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231 - < 9c15ec4cd4e7f57c6bbcb4e73e99290f150dd2a7
affected
c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231 - < 9b5ac1c15334d46c0dbd49d64a2257b929500163
affected
c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231 - < 01c9b152647dc70dc06a4a2eff86ebb3b3c76075
affected
c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231 - < bf1feed1a7886af945f92890493aefd2b5c9928a
affected
c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231 - < d533425ac1f2925b4fc3e4ed9b9d72362cb23475

+3 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
5.0
unaffected
0 - < 5.0
unaffected
5.10.252 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.202 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
6.1.165 - <= 6.1.*

+5 more versions

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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