CVE-2026-45856
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send
ib_uverbs_post_send() uses cmd.wqe_size from userspace without any validation before passing it to kmalloc() and using the allocated buffer as struct ib_uverbs_send_wr.
If a user provides a small wqe_size value (e.g., 1), kmalloc() will succeed, but subsequent accesses to user_wr->opcode, user_wr->num_sge, and other fields will read beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read from kernel heap memory. This could potentially leak sensitive kernel information to userspace.
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Additionally, providing an excessively large wqe_size can trigger a WARNING in the memory allocation path, as reported by syzkaller.
This is inconsistent with ib_uverbs_unmarshall_recv() which properly validates that wqe_size >= sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_recv_wr) before proceeding.
Add the same validation for ib_uverbs_post_send() to ensure wqe_size is at least sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_send_wr).
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection85 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact60 %
Vulnerabilidad de lectura fuera de límites (CWE-125) en kernel Linux con acceso local (AV:L) sin interacción (UI:N) que permite leer memoria del heap. Puede causar DoS por asignación excesiva.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-125
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01c9b152647dc70dc06a4a2eff86ebb3b3c76075
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1956f0a74ccf5dc9c3ef717f2985c3ed3400aab0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ac1c15334d46c0dbd49d64a2257b929500163
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c15ec4cd4e7f57c6bbcb4e73e99290f150dd2a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef70ff9841990658610512b4a18e4a88c9b4df6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf1feed1a7886af945f92890493aefd2b5c9928a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4454da8b1e712714628c0a0d6e7845bb40790a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d533425ac1f2925b4fc3e4ed9b9d72362cb23475
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