Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-92525RDMA/rxe: Validate num_sge/cur_sge before indexing wqe->dma.sge[]

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Validate num_sge/cur_sge before indexing wqe->dma.sge[] For a user QP, qp->sq.queue is a ring the application writes directly, so rxe_post_send() takes the is_user branch and only schedules send_task without validating the WQE. rxe_requester() consumes it in place via req_next_wqe() and calls copy_data(), which indexes &wqe->dma.sge[cur_sge] with the attacker-controlled num_sge/cur_sge. Only the kernel path bounds num_sge (validate_send_wr()); the user WQE is never checked, so a local unprivileged user can post a WQE with an out-of-range cur_sge or oversized num_sge and force an out-of-bounds read of the per-WQE sge array in copy_data() (vmalloc OOB read, local DoS). Bound num_sge to qp->sq.max_sge in rxe_requester() before use, the way get_srq_wqe() already guards SRQ entries, and bound cur_sge only when the WQE carries payload (dma.resid): copy_data() returns early on a zero-length copy before touching dma->sge[], so a zero-payload WQE -- the only kind a max_sge == 0 QP can post -- stays valid. Reproduced under KASAN; the vmalloc-out-of-bounds in copy_data() is gone.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92525
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92525
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92525
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92525

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 – before 69d3ccf6543f24c452a020c8028ca6f46cb1e8db8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 – before 750bba6ce9bb0b11d6a166031c9728ae3f21765e8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 – before c067aa7b231e91a18a1b3666201ab14dfb00347a8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 – before 13cb7160e5b791f5e3ecf9311cf32849fe7e9b628700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 – before 5ec111ddc1f727c1e4580aea459842ae5a8359a58700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 – before 126c757e4cd46f866ddc283143b58eb4d9bf52cd
Linux Linux 4.8

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