Kernel memory corruption via stale RDMA array bound
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel RDMA/rxe component allows local users to corrupt kernel slab memory during QP modification. rxe_qp_from_attr updates qp->attr.max_dest_rd_atomic before free_rd_atomic_resources frees the old allocation, so the loop uses the new larger bound to write beyond that allocation. The published reproducer reached the ib_uverbs modify-QP path as UID 0, and the advisory demonstrates slab corruption without establishing code execution or privilege escalation.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel RDMA/rxe component allows local users to corrupt kernel slab memory during QP modification. rxe_qp_from_attr updates qp->attr.max_dest_rd_atomic before free_rd_atomic_resources frees the old allocation, so the loop uses the new larger bound to write beyond that allocation. The published reproducer reached the ib_uverbs modify-QP path as UID 0, and the advisory demonstrates slab corruption without establishing code execution or privilege escalation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80863
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.9
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <142c8165b7974b40fa62c393653edb5c00b8b5fe
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <30b90b55201902b2b8edcdbe2315ccd4c7547002
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <4e5f753e8c280278c09f68fe728abf846e2bdfc1
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <9b7d66ea88ae9395e42766b94a5c717b158b940a
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <bc6e943794515d2a8417b02597a27bd377468d04
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <bdf5deccfbf9f556a08d1d2ef52e9e48f969e53e
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <d219e7a8eed3802970c3e4d243d79c70ef0a31bf
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <de329533792a373186d79dca1ca120f8fa0afd05
- Affected versionversion=b6bbee0d2438a2c9c7525f5bd7047a8b2ce4f38f <f5e6580a3a16a83c743ad5a7c16922854a0d8b71
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