Bug 2525472 (CVE-2026-80625)

Summary:	CVE-2026-80625 kernel: RDMA/hns: Fix memory leak of bonding resources
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's RDMA/hns component. During concurrent driver removal and reset operations, bonding resources are incorrectly released and then re-allocated, leading to a memory leak. This memory leak can potentially cause a kernel panic, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-28 07:46:43 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/hns: Fix memory leak of bonding resources

In a corner case of concurrent driver removal and driver reset,
bonding resource is first released in hns_roce_hw_v2_exit() during
driver removal, and then is allocated again in hns_roce_register_device()
during driver reset. This leads to memory leak because the release
timing has already passed. This may also lead to a kernel panic
as below because of the leaked notifier callback:

Call trace:
  0xffffa20fccc04978 (P)
  raw_notifier_call_chain+0x20/0x38
  call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x60/0xb8
  netdev_lower_state_changed+0x4c/0xb8

As Sashiko suggested, the teardown order of bonding resources should
be inverted to make sure the resources are released when the driver
is removed.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-01 07:41:28 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026082837-CVE-2026-80625-cd6e@gregkh/T