FKIE_CVE-2026-72469

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-10-16 19:17
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xprtrdma: Fix ep kref imbalance on ADDR_CHANGE rpcrdma_cm_event_handler() falls through to the disconnected: label on RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_CHANGE and calls rpcrdma_ep_put() with no matching get when the event arrives before RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED. The kref then underflows during connect teardown and rpcrdma_xprt_disconnect() operates on a freed ep. Reference counts across a normal connection lifecycle: rpcrdma_ep_create() kref_init ->1 rpcrdma_xprt_connect() ep_get ->2 (before post_recvs) RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED ep_get ->3 RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED ep_put ->2 rpcrdma_xprt_drain() ep_put ->1 rpcrdma_xprt_disconnect() tail ep_put ->0 (ep_destroy) The connect-time get in rpcrdma_xprt_connect(), taken just before rpcrdma_post_recvs() "while there are outstanding Receives," is balanced by rpcrdma_xprt_drain. ADDR_CHANGE before ESTABLISHED has no get to consume, so its put drops the count to 1 and the drain put then frees the ep while rpcrdma_xprt_disconnect() still holds a pointer to it. Fix by dispatching on the prior re_connect_status via xchg(): for prev == 0 (pre-ESTABLISHED) wake the connect waiter and return with no put; for prev == 1 call rpcrdma_force_disconnect() and return. The case-1 arm relies on the subsequent RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED event -- reliably delivered when rdma_disconnect() is called on a still-connected cm_id -- to balance the ESTABLISHED get; rpcrdma_xprt_drain() continues to balance only that connect-time get. Any other prior value means teardown is already in flight.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9b65b29af341932625c4283dc7a23cdb62688a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd1bab66b042da7a778786685125656c695931b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0479c2b12974aa188b10d221a5770126b118b6d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffc07790539736a5d029f6a3c966b46c529f93a8
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxprtrdma: Fix ep kref imbalance on ADDR_CHANGE\n\nrpcrdma_cm_event_handler() falls through to the disconnected: label\non RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_CHANGE and calls rpcrdma_ep_put() with no\nmatching get when the event arrives before RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED.\nThe kref then underflows during connect teardown and\nrpcrdma_xprt_disconnect() operates on a freed ep.\n\nReference counts across a normal connection lifecycle:\n\n    rpcrdma_ep_create()             kref_init     -\u003e1\n    rpcrdma_xprt_connect()          ep_get        -\u003e2  (before post_recvs)\n    RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED       ep_get        -\u003e3\n    RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED      ep_put        -\u003e2\n    rpcrdma_xprt_drain()            ep_put        -\u003e1\n    rpcrdma_xprt_disconnect() tail  ep_put        -\u003e0  (ep_destroy)\n\nThe connect-time get in rpcrdma_xprt_connect(), taken just before\nrpcrdma_post_recvs() \"while there are outstanding Receives,\" is\nbalanced by rpcrdma_xprt_drain. ADDR_CHANGE before ESTABLISHED has\nno get to consume, so its put drops the count to 1 and the drain\nput then frees the ep while rpcrdma_xprt_disconnect() still holds a\npointer to it.\n\nFix by dispatching on the prior re_connect_status via xchg(): for\nprev == 0 (pre-ESTABLISHED) wake the connect waiter and return with\nno put; for prev == 1 call rpcrdma_force_disconnect() and return.\nThe case-1 arm relies on the subsequent RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED\nevent -- reliably delivered when rdma_disconnect() is called on a\nstill-connected cm_id -- to balance the ESTABLISHED get;\nrpcrdma_xprt_drain() continues to balance only that connect-time\nget. Any other prior value means teardown is already in flight."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-72469",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-16T19:17:31.873",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-10-16T18:50:27.416569Z",
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  "published": "2026-08-15T06:22:20.997",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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