Bug 2516663 (CVE-2026-72465) - CVE-2026-72465 kernel: xprtrdma: Sanitize the reply credit grant after parsing
Summary: CVE-2026-72465 kernel: xprtrdma: Sanitize the reply credit grant after parsing
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72465
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:24 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-19 17:41 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:24:39 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xprtrdma: Sanitize the reply credit grant after parsing

The out_norqst exit in rpcrdma_reply_handler() branches away before
the credit clamp, so a reply that matches no pending request reaches
out_post carrying the raw credit value parsed from the wire.
rpcrdma_post_recvs() does not bound its @needed argument: the refill
loop allocates and chains Receive WRs until the count is satisfied or
allocation fails. A peer that sends a well-formed reply carrying an
unknown XID and an inflated credit grant therefore drives rep
allocation and Receive posting past re_max_requests on every such
reply.

Move the clamp to immediately after the credit field is parsed,
ahead of the first branch that can reach out_post, so every later
consumer sees a sanitized value. The cwnd update stays on the
matched-request path.


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