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CVE-2026-45856

25
FAUCET Score

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send ib_uverbs_post_send() uses cmd.wqe_size from userspace without any validation before passing it to kmalloc() and using the allocated buffer as struct ib_uverbs_send_wr. If a user provides a small wqe_size value (e.g., 1), kmalloc() will succeed, but subsequent accesses to user_wr->opcode, user_wr->num_sge, and other fields will read beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read from kernel heap memory. This could potentially leak sensitive kernel information to userspace. Additionally, providing an excessively large wqe_size can trigger a WARNING in the memory allocation path, as reported by syzkaller. This is inconsistent with ib_uverbs_unmarshall_recv() which properly validates that wqe_size >= sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_recv_wr) before proceeding. Add the same validation for ib_uverbs_post_send() to ensure wqe_size is at least sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_send_wr).

First published: May 27, 2026Last modified: May 30, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.0, < 5.10.252CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.202CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.165CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.6.128CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.7, < 6.12.75CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
6.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0016 is in the 26th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (44)

ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-hwe-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-186.196
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1112.122
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp-fips (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gke (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1108.114
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gkeop (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1095.103
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-kvm (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1104.109
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lowlatency (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-184.194
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-realtime (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1111.120
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-xilinx-zynqmp (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1075.79
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1117.126
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1117.126
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oracle (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1109.115
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1062.69
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.71
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-aws-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-ibm-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oracle-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gke (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1058.64
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gkeop (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1045.48
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia-lowlatency (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1058.61.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-realtime-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-134.134
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-aws (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1060.63
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-aws-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.69
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-ibm (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1060.61
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1058.61
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oracle (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1057.58
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-realtime (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.1-1055.56
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-xilinx (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1032.33
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia-tegra (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1029.30
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lowlatency (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-134.134.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-raspi-realtime (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-2049.50
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-134.134+fips1

Vendor Advisories (14)

ubuntuUSN-8610-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8575-3

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8609-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8607-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8606-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8576-1

Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities

Jul 21, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8575-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 21, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8492-5

Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

Jul 10, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8492-3

Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities

Jul 6, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8499-1

Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities

Jul 2, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8498-1

Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities

Jul 2, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8497-1

Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities

Jul 2, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8492-2

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 2, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8492-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 1, 2026

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/01c9b152647dc70dc06a4a2eff86ebb3b3c76075
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/1956f0a74ccf5dc9c3ef717f2985c3ed3400aab0
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9b5ac1c15334d46c0dbd49d64a2257b929500163
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9c15ec4cd4e7f57c6bbcb4e73e99290f150dd2a7
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bef70ff9841990658610512b4a18e4a88c9b4df6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bf1feed1a7886af945f92890493aefd2b5c9928a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bf4454da8b1e712714628c0a0d6e7845bb40790a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d533425ac1f2925b4fc3e4ed9b9d72362cb23475
Patch