Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-46181RDMA/mlx4: Fix mis-use of RCU in mlx4_srq_event()

High 7.8

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 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx4: Fix mis-use of RCU in mlx4_srq_event() Sashiko points out the radix_tree itself is RCU safe, but nothing ever frees the mlx4_srq struct with RCU, and it isn't even accessed within the RCU critical section. It also will crash if an event is delivered before the srq object is finished initializing. Use the spinlock since it isn't easy to make RCU work, use refcount_inc_not_zero() to protect against partially initialized objects, and order the refcount_set() to be after the srq is fully initialized.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10ALSA-2026:25120
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt-addons5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:25121
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:25217
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-46181
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46181
Debian:14linux7.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46181
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1RXSA-2026:25121
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.132.1.el8_10RLSA-2026:25121
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_7.cloud.1.0RXSA-2026:25217
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.15.1.el9_8RLSA-2026:25217
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10RLSA-2026:25120
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-28.28UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1003.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-28.28~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-46181

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 30353bfc43a1602c020f31d95cf27182ffd23824 – before 654aeddbc6e0f6e56531985bb12328ab4230c6c130353bfc43a1602c020f31d95cf27182ffd23824 – before 2d8b30b496bc53e961ba7415fd629fc27813017c30353bfc43a1602c020f31d95cf27182ffd23824 – before f0dbd9355ce1e93808541260c7ffab7956df923330353bfc43a1602c020f31d95cf27182ffd23824 – before 1e2a44875b6afb4add1115f7f3351dcbeb6f273d30353bfc43a1602c020f31d95cf27182ffd23824 – before 8b7833f3bce35cb0d01c1503781523c099c675f030353bfc43a1602c020f31d95cf27182ffd23824 – before c9341307ea16b9395c2e4c9c94d8499d91fe31d0
Linux Linux 4.9

Weakness: CWE-366 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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