High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-45852
RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/rxe: Fix double free in rxe_srq_from_init
In rxe_srq_from_init(), the queue pointer 'q' is assigned to
'srq->rq.queue' before copying the SRQ number to user space.
If copy_to_user() fails, the function calls rxe_queue_cleanup()
to free the queue, but leaves the now-invalid pointer in
'srq->rq.queue'.
The caller of rxe_srq_from_init() (rxe_create_srq) eventually
calls rxe_srq_cleanup() upon receiving the error, which triggers
a second rxe_queue_cleanup() on the same memory, leading to a
double free.
The call trace looks like this:
kmem_cache_free+0x.../0x...
rxe_queue_cleanup+0x1a/0x30 [rdma_rxe]
rxe_srq_cleanup+0x42/0x60 [rdma_rxe]
rxe_elem_release+0x31/0x70 [rdma_rxe]
rxe_create_srq+0x12b/0x1a0 [rdma_rxe]
ib_create_srq_user+0x9a/0x150 [ib_core]
Fix this by moving 'srq->rq.queue = q' after copy_to_user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.19.86 before 5.10.259; 5.11 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.128; 6.7 before 6.12.75; 6.13 before 6.18.14; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
aae0484e15f062ad2c2502e68e15dfb8b8f84608 before b98ab5494dbd48652561aa0b9c32f10500220745; aae0484e15f062ad2c2502e68e15dfb8b8f84608 before d493e0bfc748a520c349d6c8791b262aa5ad2e4e; aae0484e15f062ad2c2502e68e15dfb8b8f84608 before 9abff51163aa1bc275ec356f74fe976291860a7f; aae0484e15f062ad2c2502e68e15dfb8b8f84608 before 26793db60925df1e88a29466813d586cbc190b8c; aae0484e15f062ad2c2502e68e15dfb8b8f84608 before ce6f8e007682f378279d4cf83b240f12d52c723b; aae0484e15f062ad2c2502e68e15dfb8b8f84608 before 5c07aef09a121a4cd622a71eb0753a9e135c84a8; +5 more · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45852
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45852
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0beefd0e15d962f497aad750b2d5e9c3570b66d1
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26793db60925df1e88a29466813d586cbc190b8c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a9cfe12f4ffdeaa136f252478986fa5f397ddc
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c07aef09a121a4cd622a71eb0753a9e135c84a8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9abff51163aa1bc275ec356f74fe976291860a7f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b98ab5494dbd48652561aa0b9c32f10500220745
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