Critical severity · published Jul 25, 2026
CVE-2026-64269
RDMA/rtrs-srv: Bound RDMA-Write length to chunk size in rdma_write_sg
9.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/rtrs-srv: Bound RDMA-Write length to chunk size in rdma_write_sg
When the server answers an RTRS READ, rdma_write_sg() builds the source
scatter/gather entry for the IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE that returns data to the
peer. Its length is taken directly from the wire descriptor:
plist->length = le32_to_cpu(id->rd_msg->desc[0].len);
rd_msg points into the chunk buffer that the remote peer filled via
RDMA-WRITE-WITH-IMM (rtrs_srv_rdma_done() -> process_io_req() ->
process_read()), so desc[0].len is attacker-controlled and, before this
change, was only rejected when zero. The source address is the fixed
chunk start (dma_addr[msg_id]) and the source lkey is the PD-wide
local_dma_lkey, which is not tied to the chunk's MR mapping, so the verbs
layer does not constrain the transfer length to max_chunk_size. msg_id
and off are bounded against queue_depth and max_chunk_size in
rtrs_srv_rdma_done(), but desc[0].len is a separate field that was not
checked against the chunk size.
A peer that advertises desc[0].len larger than max_chunk_size can make
the posted RDMA write read past the chunk's mapped region. The resulting
behaviour depends on the IOMMU configuration: with no IOMMU or in
passthrough mode the read may extend into memory adjacent to the chunk
and be returned to the peer, which can disclose host memory; with a
translating IOMMU the out-of-range access is expected to fault and abort
the connection. In either case the transfer exceeds what the protocol
permits and is driven by a remote peer.
Reject a descriptor length above max_chunk_size, mirroring the existing
off >= max_chunk_size bound in rtrs_srv_rdma_done(). Legitimate clients
do not exceed it: the client sets desc[0].len to its MR length, which is
capped at the negotiated max_io_size (max_chunk_size - MAX_HDR_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)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.8 before 5.15.212; 5.16 before 6.1.178; 6.2 before 6.6.145; 6.7 before 6.12.96; 6.13 before 6.18.39; 6.19 before 7.1.4 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
9cb837480424e78ed585376f944088246685aec3 before a35b7a8728a53ddc80b323970689fa5985816836; 9cb837480424e78ed585376f944088246685aec3 before 68c09762172f6224e9ddf9b0a60bacbb36e443eb; 9cb837480424e78ed585376f944088246685aec3 before 6cada540150894e81042a0ae0c796a21a9a877da; 9cb837480424e78ed585376f944088246685aec3 before 2912f3d40355dabc08fdbaaf2764d02445fe88dc; 9cb837480424e78ed585376f944088246685aec3 before 6f40246f4312fdbab5a13cc440adebf95eb2aa66; 9cb837480424e78ed585376f944088246685aec3 before 5a45d0aa1fa50a333ce5763ade744e2d89838667; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64269
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64269
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2912f3d40355dabc08fdbaaf2764d02445fe88dc
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a45d0aa1fa50a333ce5763ade744e2d89838667
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c09762172f6224e9ddf9b0a60bacbb36e443eb
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cada540150894e81042a0ae0c796a21a9a877da
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f40246f4312fdbab5a13cc440adebf95eb2aa66
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/963af8d97a8c6a117134a8d0db1415e0489200b1
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