CVE-2026-92511

RDMA/core: Fix potential use after free in ib_destroy_cq_user()

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Updated
Oct 19, 2026
Reserved
Sep 16, 2026

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/core: Fix potential use after free in ib_destroy_cq_user()

When accessing a CQ via the netlink path the only synchronization mechanism for the said CQ is rdma_restrack_get(). Currently, rdma_restrack_del() is invoked at the end of ib_destroy_cq_user(), which is too late, since by that point vendor-specific resources associated with the CQ might already be freed. This can leave a short window where the CQ remains accessible through restrack, leading to a potential use-after-free.

Fix this by moving the rdma_restrack_begin_del() call to the start of ib_destroy_cq_user(), ensuring that the CQ is removed from restrack before its internal resources are released. This guarantees that no new users hold references to a CQ that is in the process of destruction.

In addition, this change preserves the intended inverted order between create and destroy routines: resources are added to restrack at the end of successful creation, and hence shall be removed from the restrack first thing during the destruction flow, which keeps the lifecycle management consistent and predictable.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLinux

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LinuxLinux
  • 08f294a1524bc3211a28091daa6c7513828c7d33 to before 42f7a0c7a94003059540cce448acabfa62ad119dAffected
  • 08f294a1524bc3211a28091daa6c7513828c7d33 to before 253c2ed71a532c70fa0e64317ceb02bb1a50c84cAffected
  • 08f294a1524bc3211a28091daa6c7513828c7d33 to before b85a148731eceffacb6a030950187d785175607fAffected
  • 08f294a1524bc3211a28091daa6c7513828c7d33 to before 197c262dbf94c0f7ab7ac54b66f892ce9f343232Affected
  • 08f294a1524bc3211a28091daa6c7513828c7d33 to before 8a72a6aad84b3928dbb5e564bff1f56a7ec222aeAffected
  • 08f294a1524bc3211a28091daa6c7513828c7d33 to before 3481bec4dfc4aee24ffea5a547ee95b70b67d9d5Affected
LinuxLinux
  • 4.16Affected
  • before 4.16Not affected
  • 6.1.188 through 6.1.*Not affected
  • 6.6.157 through 6.6.*Not affected
  • 6.12.110 through 6.12.*Not affected
  • 6.18.52 through 6.18.*Not affected
  • 7.2.6 through 7.2.*Not affected
  • 7.3 and laterNot affected

References

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