Bug 2532215 (CVE-2026-89509)

Summary: CVE-2026-89509 kernel: RDMA/ionic: Embed counter driver data in rdma_counter allocation
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's RDMA/ionic driver. This vulnerability arises from the driver's incorrect handling of `rdma_counter` allocations, specifically by not embedding counter driver data as required. This oversight can lead to a NULL pointer dereference when the `alloc_and_bind()` function is called. A local attacker could potentially trigger this flaw, causing the system to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 21:26:06 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/ionic: Embed counter driver data in rdma_counter allocation

Commit 7e53b31acc7f ("RDMA/core: Create and destroy rdma_counter using
rdma_zalloc_drv_obj()") requires drivers implementing counter ops to
embed struct rdma_counter in a driver-specific struct, register its size
via INIT_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE, and provide a counter_init callback.

The ionic driver was merged without this adaptation, causing a NULL
pointer dereference in alloc_and_bind() since rdma_zalloc_drv_obj()
allocates zero bytes when size_rdma_counter is unset.

Consolidate struct ionic_counter into a new struct ionic_rdma_counter
that embeds struct rdma_counter, replace the xarray with a lightweight
ida for ID allocation, and add the required counter_init and
INIT_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE declarations.