Bug 2482129 (CVE-2026-45856)

Summary: CVE-2026-45856 kernel: RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) subsystem, specifically within the `ib_uverbs_post_send` function. A local user can exploit this vulnerability by providing an invalid work queue element size (`wqe_size`) from userspace without proper validation. This can lead to an out-of-bounds read from kernel heap memory, potentially disclosing sensitive kernel information to the user. Additionally, an excessively large `wqe_size` could trigger a kernel warning.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-27 15:12:44 UTC
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.

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).