In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/siw: bound Read Response placement to the RREAD length
In drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_rx.c, siw_proc_rresp() places each inbound Read Response DDP segment at sge->laddr + wqe->processed and then accumulates wqe->processed, but it never checks the running total against the sink buffer length on continuation segments. siw_check_sge() resolves and validates the sink memory only on the first fragment (the if (!*mem) branch), and siw_rresp_check_ntoh() compares the cumulative length against wqe->bytes only on the final segment (the !frx->more_ddp_segs guard).
A connected siw peer that answers an outstanding RREAD with Read Response segments that keep the DDP Last flag clear, carrying more total payload than the RREAD requested, drives wqe->processed past the validated sink buffer; the next siw_rx_data() call writes out of bounds at sge->laddr + wqe->processed. siw runs iWARP over ordinary routable TCP, so the peer is the remote end of an established RDMA connection and needs no local privilege.
Bound every segment before placement, exactly as siw_proc_send() and siw_proc_write() already do for their tagged and untagged paths, and terminate the connection with a base-or-bounds DDP error when the Read Response would overrun the sink buffer.
This is the second receive-path length fix for this file. A separate change rejects an MPA FPDU length that underflows the per-fragment remainder in the header decode; that guard does not cover this case, because here each individual segment length is self-consistent and only the accumulated placement offset overruns the buffer.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rtNo solution exists | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade libperf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade rvUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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