CVE-2026-90435
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/mlx5: Fix integer overflow of user QP buffer size
set_user_buf_size() computes the QP buffer size by left-shifting the user-supplied rq.wqe_cnt and rq.wqe_shift values as signed integers. A sufficiently large rq.wqe_cnt causes signed integer overflow, which is undefined behavior, and yields a small or negative buf_size, causing ib_umem_get() to map a buffer smaller than the hardware will actually write into.
Replace the shifts and addition with check_shl_overflow() and check_add_overflow(), rejecting invalid user inputs.
Moreover, guard the identical shift computing qp->sq.offset in _create_user_qp() before set_user_buf_size() is reached.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
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 escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact70 % - Impacto secundario
T1083File and Directory Discoverydiscovery60 %
Vulnerabilidad local de escalada de privilegios en kernel Linux (AV:L, PR:L). Overflow entero genera buffer undersized permitiendo escrituras de hardware fuera de límites, causando DoS o lectura de memoria.
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/42fb8aefffff5b458aaa66803364a16e0ea44129
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6cfc6d7ff0959dd9766fdc24286a253b59ca77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c845e5e05140ea1bc64a5b1107942d93c876034d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccce6b7ef1d7efc59ccba3421e1339c6e63a3d20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fa2ff72ad1861eac194a4e0075d504ba8c246e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d99622e40aaa910ade681dfd4dc0fa240a011331
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dec47e4b0fe34afdf38caa72b4408ba95502e5de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f917707f0de0832b8ab582391b1f64e549995c6c
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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