Local denial of service via RDMA responder race
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel's RDMA/rxe responder allows local users to cause denial of service through a queue-pair race. rxe_qp_from_attr() frees and reallocates qp->resp.resources[] without holding state_lock or draining rxe_receiver(), while leaving qp->resp.res dangling. An unprivileged local user must modify IB_QP_MAX_DEST_RD_ATOMIC while the responder task is active; the documented impact is limited to local denial of service.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel's RDMA/rxe responder allows local users to cause denial of service through a queue-pair race. rxe_qp_from_attr() frees and reallocates qp->resp.resources[] without holding state_lock or draining rxe_receiver(), while leaving qp->resp.res dangling. An unprivileged local user must modify IB_QP_MAX_DEST_RD_ATOMIC while the responder task is active; the documented impact is limited to local denial of service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80864
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
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=4.8
- Affected versionversion=8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 <0136b528b753c5a56e4d997ef20b86bb6750b8fb
- Affected versionversion=8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 <60dfd47929cd1e7070daa810d40ce538d888410d
- Affected versionversion=8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 <6f7014237405e7f032b5c53a82d9eccf6161c291
- Affected versionversion=8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 <d4cd32eb8bd2b0ffbdc7b1f3d82ce6a371f8f844
- Affected versionversion=8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 <ffa4f0be69656be1755090f02db38d49816585c6
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