In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/rtrs-srv: Bound RDMA-Write length to chunk size in rdma_write_sg
When the server answers an RTRS READ, rdma_write_sg() builds the source scatter/gather entry for the IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE that returns data to the peer. Its length is taken directly from the wire descriptor:
plist->length = le32_to_cpu(id->rd_msg->desc[0].len);
rd_msg points into the chunk buffer that the remote peer filled via RDMA-WRITE-WITH-IMM (rtrs_srv_rdma_done() -> process_io_req() -> process_read()), so desc[0].len is attacker-controlled and, before this change, was only rejected when zero. The source address is the fixed chunk start (dma_addr[msg_id]) and the source lkey is the PD-wide local_dma_lkey, which is not tied to the chunk's MR mapping, so the verbs layer does not constrain the transfer length to max_chunk_size. msg_id and off are bounded against queue_depth and max_chunk_size in rtrs_srv_rdma_done(), but desc[0].len is a separate field that was not checked against the chunk size.
A peer that advertises desc[0].len larger than max_chunk_size can make the posted RDMA write read past the chunk's mapped region. The resulting behaviour depends on the IOMMU configuration: with no IOMMU or in passthrough mode the read may extend into memory adjacent to the chunk and be returned to the peer, which can disclose host memory; with a translating IOMMU the out-of-range access is expected to fault and abort the connection. In either case the transfer exceeds what the protocol permits and is driven by a remote peer.
Reject a descriptor length above max_chunk_size, mirroring the existing off >= max_chunk_size bound in rtrs_srv_rdma_done(). Legitimate clients do not exceed it: the client sets desc[0].len to its MR length, which is capped at the negotiated max_io_size (max_chunk_size - MAX_HDR_SIZE).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8 | 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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