CVE-2026-72466
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xprtrdma: Fix bcall rep leak and unbounded peek
rpcrdma_is_bcall() decodes a reply's first words to decide whether the frame is a backchannel call. Two issues in that decode path let a short or malformed reply leak the receive buffer and drain the Receive queue.
First, the speculative peek
asks xdr_inline_decode() for zero bytes, which returns xdr->p without consulting xdr->end. The five subsequent __be32 reads can then walk up to 20 bytes past the wire payload into stale regbuf contents and misclassify the reply as a backchannel call.
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Second, after the post-peek
the short-header arm returns true without calling rpcrdma_bc_receive_call(). The contract with the caller is that a true return transfers ownership of rep to the backchannel path:
Because rpcrdma_bc_receive_call() never ran, no one took rep, but rpcrdma_reply_handler still bare-returns past rpcrdma_rep_put() and rpcrdma_post_recvs(). The rep, with its persistently DMA-mapped receive buffer, is orphaned on rb_all_reps and freed only at transport teardown. This completion reposts nothing, so its slot is reclaimed only when a later forward-channel reply reaches out_post and rpcrdma_post_recvs() allocates a fresh rep to backfill; absent that traffic the Receive queue drains and the peer's Sends draw RNR NAKs.
Fix by consulting xdr->end after the zero-length peek so the five __be32 reads cannot run unless 20 bytes of wire payload remain. A byte-precise comparison against xdr->end is required because a non-4-aligned receive rounds the stream's word count up past the true payload. Also return false from the short-header arm so the reply falls through the normal out_norqst cleanup chain (rpcrdma_rep_put() plus rpcrdma_post_recvs()).
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 0);
/* five p++ reads follow */
p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 3 * sizeof(*p));
if (unlikely(!p))
return true;
rpcrdma_reply_handler()
if (rpcrdma_is_bcall(r_xprt, rep))
return; /* bare return, skips out_post */
...
out_post:
rpcrdma_post_recvs(r_xprt, credits + ...);CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.74%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 53
- 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
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 % - Impacto secundario
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection60 %
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indica acceso remoto sin autenticación. La vulnerabilidad permite lectura de memoria stale (buffer leak) y agotamiento de la cola Receive (DoS por drenaje de recursos).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07aa506436be7634e381e1e1f6d0efa9efc81ecc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cee8f9c3b14bd6dee9c4310090a7f45b89b834f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118a16a18c59f7ad8084b2d13988839b669fca10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7afc2f8d2fd9394724df9eaf22ce7a71029a5fba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b5346284a184a6b7d019912232a571d672d3e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7653d5cebc8492c77ec0415b5e9c0fb3e644bc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7a2870dde3bb09d51d6b9c877642996ad6b92dd
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxprtrdma: Fix bcall rep leak and unbounded peek\n\nrpcrdma_is_bcall() decodes a reply's first words to decide whether\nthe frame is a backchannel call. Two issues in that decode path\nlet a short or malformed reply leak the receive buffer and drain\nthe Receive queue.\n\nFirst, the speculative peek\n\n p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 0);\n /* five p++ reads follow */\n\nasks xdr_inline_decode() for zero bytes, which returns xdr->p\nwithout consulting xdr->end. The five subsequent __be32 reads can\nthen walk up to 20 bytes past the wire payload into stale regbuf\ncontents and misclassify the reply as a backchannel call.\n\nSecond, after the post-peek\n\n p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 3 * sizeof(*p));\n if (unlikely(!p))\n return true;\n\nthe short-header arm returns true without calling\nrpcrdma_bc_receive_call(). The contract with the caller is that a\ntrue return transfers ownership of rep to the backchannel path:\n\n rpcrdma_reply_handler()\n if (rpcrdma_is_bcall(r_xprt, rep))\n return; /* bare return, skips out_post */\n ...\n out_post:\n rpcrdma_post_recvs(r_xprt, credits + ...);\n\nBecause rpcrdma_bc_receive_call() never ran, no one took rep, but\nrpcrdma_reply_handler still bare-returns past rpcrdma_rep_put()\nand rpcrdma_post_recvs(). The rep, with its persistently\nDMA-mapped receive buffer, is orphaned on rb_all_reps and freed\nonly at transport teardown. This completion reposts nothing, so\nits slot is reclaimed only when a later forward-channel reply\nreaches out_post and rpcrdma_post_recvs() allocates a fresh rep to\nbackfill; absent that traffic the Receive queue drains and the\npeer's Sends draw RNR NAKs.\n\nFix by consulting xdr->end after the zero-length peek so the five\n__be32 reads cannot run unless 20 bytes of wire payload remain. A\nbyte-precise comparison against xdr->end is required because a\nnon-4-aligned receive rounds the stream's word count up past the\ntrue payload. Also return false from the short-header arm so the\nreply falls through the normal out_norqst cleanup chain\n(rpcrdma_rep_put() plus rpcrdma_post_recvs())."
}
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"lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:19:14.433",
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