CVE-2026-98152Network attack vector

Service degradation via leaked RDMA queue resources

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026

Resource exhaustion in Linux nvmet-rdma allows remote attackers to degrade service by exceeding the connection backlog. When disconnecting queues already exceed the backlog limit, the connect path drops only the device reference, leaving the new queue and its InfiniBand resources allocated. An exposed NVMe-over-RDMA target and repeated connections are required to accumulate unreleased kernel resources; no data disclosure or modification is reported.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in Linux nvmet-rdma allows remote attackers to degrade service by exceeding the connection backlog. When disconnecting queues already exceed the backlog limit, the connect path drops only the device reference, leaving the new queue and its InfiniBand resources allocated. An exposed NVMe-over-RDMA target and repeated connections are required to accumulate unreleased kernel resources; no data disclosure or modification is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-98152
Published
Sep 25, 2026
Updated
Sep 25, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
T1499.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=00eaa58988d35fd47ca8811f7f72871591f61ffb <e48f9d1076f8c62c3969588d638602b94aaeff12
  2. Affected versionversion=204b9645536bb4a77a2cb35e6519dbf9f4ea1665 <186414a6a1a34e081b07e8873622f90402346235
  3. Affected versionversion=5828517d17eda27f21d29ea14800c9e0a57bad11
  4. Affected versionversion=6.12.96 <6.12.111
  5. Affected versionversion=6.18.39 <6.18.53
  6. Affected versionversion=712f3268a62d0df98a7ee991cba963ced2e58007 <32e598324edc3ebb1ac9362d5b9fc30ce0de4873
  7. Affected versionversion=7.1.4 <7.2
  8. Affected versionversion=7.2
  9. Affected versionversion=a8803c4f0ac3fa7df5551bbb5a8800c434a94357 <4f7cf573cdf0ee857448b9b1967d686b07c71e7d
  10. Affected versionversion=badc53620fe813b3a9f727ef9526f98567c2c898 <60d56bf0b14d3c545bacb9aeef92a7e6f2cf0caa
  11. Affected versionversion=badc53620fe813b3a9f727ef9526f98567c2c898 <fb1ed67788e21832b614c23767a088c08cfdd2f2
  12. Affected versionversion=d65fe42820b890a6a4644de0a95a812471f79ad3 <287420cde9d6669abcd2878c344db67423eb7df6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=00eaa58988d35fd47ca8811f7f72871591f61ffb <e48f9d1076f8c62c3969588d638602b94aaeff12; version=204b9645536bb4a77a2cb35e6519dbf9f4ea1665 <186414a6a1a34e081b07e8873622f90402346235; version=5828517d17eda27f21d29ea14800c9e0a57bad11; version=6.12.96 <6.12.111; version=6.18.39 <6.18.53; version=712f3268a62d0df98a7ee991cba963ced2e58007 <32e598324edc3ebb1ac9362d5b9fc30ce0de4873; version=7.1.4 <7.2; version=7.2; version=a8803c4f0ac3fa7df5551bbb5a8800c434a94357 <4f7cf573cdf0ee857448b9b1967d686b07c71e7d; version=badc53620fe813b3a9f727ef9526f98567c2c898 <60d56bf0b14d3c545bacb9aeef92a7e6f2cf0caa; version=badc53620fe813b3a9f727ef9526f98567c2c898 <fb1ed67788e21832b614c23767a088c08cfdd2f2; version=d65fe42820b890a6a4644de0a95a812471f79ad3 <287420cde9d6669abcd2878c344db67423eb7df6

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.003Application Exhaustion Flood

Public exploit references

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