Bug 2536573 (CVE-2026-93153)

Summary:	CVE-2026-93153 kernel: RDMA/bng_re: return a timeout when firmware responses stall
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 RDMA/bng_re component. This vulnerability occurs when the `__wait_for_resp()` function fails to properly handle firmware responses that stall, causing it to ignore timeout expiry. A local attacker could exploit this by triggering a stalled firmware response, leading to an infinite loop and a denial of service (DoS) condition on the system.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 18:28:38 UTC

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

RDMA/bng_re: return a timeout when firmware responses stall

__wait_for_resp() documents that it returns a non-zero error when a
firmware command does not complete, and bng_re_rcfw_send_message() already
marks the firmware as stalled when the helper returns -ENODEV.

However, the helper ignores wait_event_timeout() expiry.  If the response
slot remains in use after the timeout and after the polled CREQ service
attempt, the loop starts another full timeout period and can repeat
forever.

Return -ENODEV after a timed out wait that still has no response.  The
existing caller then marks FIRMWARE_STALL_DETECTED and returns
-ETIMEDOUT to the command issuer.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-18 21:22:12 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-93153.mbox