Bug 2532393 (CVE-2026-89531)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89531 kernel: svcrdma: Reject connection when transport allocation fails
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	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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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's svcrdma module. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly attempting connections when the system is under memory pressure. This can lead to a resource leak of `rdma_cm_id` objects, which, if amplified, could result in a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 22:44:37 UTC

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

svcrdma: Reject connection when transport allocation fails

handle_connect_req() returns without action when
svc_rdma_create_xprt() fails to allocate the new transport.
The CM core returns 0 for CONNECT_REQUEST events, so it does
not destroy the new rdma_cm_id. Each allocation failure under
memory pressure leaks one rdma_cm_id, and a remote peer driving
connection attempts can amplify this.

Reject the connection by returning a non-zero status from the
CM event handler, which tells the CM core to destroy the
orphaned cm_id.

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-09-18 14:03:28 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89531.mbox