Critical severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46043
RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv
9.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv
rxe_rcv() currently checks only that the incoming packet is at least
header_size(pkt) bytes long before payload_size() is used.
However, payload_size() subtracts both the attacker-controlled BTH pad
field and RXE_ICRC_SIZE from pkt->paylen:
payload_size = pkt->paylen - offset[RXE_PAYLOAD] - bth_pad(pkt)
- RXE_ICRC_SIZE
This means a short packet can still make payload_size() underflow even
if it includes enough bytes for the fixed headers. Simply requiring
header_size(pkt) + RXE_ICRC_SIZE is not sufficient either, because a
packet with a forged non-zero BTH pad can still leave payload_size()
negative and pass an underflowed value to later receive-path users.
Fix this by validating pkt->paylen against the full minimum length
required by payload_size(): header_size(pkt) + bth_pad(pkt) +
RXE_ICRC_SIZE.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.8 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 before c4376c672c3648d5bdc31dfffc329d07164f93c4; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 before 5fedefec757192dcaad29a664ac332c7601be144; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 before 2c0d71ef12f46c57d37bc571f3f2797db7eb50cc; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 before 2fd4f8b749309a61c3f3f88ee8891d94f79e1240; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 before f83519a4c122c9c7a850a2197648a9ff4c67c520; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 before 9b924f3a26b21330a837cfe72e819b6393bbeeaa; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46043
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46043
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c0d71ef12f46c57d37bc571f3f2797db7eb50cc
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd4f8b749309a61c3f3f88ee8891d94f79e1240
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fedefec757192dcaad29a664ac332c7601be144
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7244491dab347f648e661da96dc0febadd9daec3
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b924f3a26b21330a837cfe72e819b6393bbeeaa
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4376c672c3648d5bdc31dfffc329d07164f93c4
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