# CVE-2024-38545: RDMA/hns: Fix UAF for cq async event

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-19 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/hns: Fix UAF for cq async event The refcount of CQ is not protected by locks. When CQ asynchronous events and CQ destruction are concurrent, CQ may have been released, which will cause UAF. Use the xa_lock() to protect the CQ refcount.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330c825e66ef65278e4ebe57fd49c1d6f3f4e34e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/763780ef0336a973e933e40e919339381732dcaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63da190eeb5c9d849b71f457b15b308c94cbaf08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39d26cf46306bdc7ae809ecfdbfeff5aa1098911
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a7559dc1358a8d300437e99ed8ecdab0671507
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a942ec2745ca864cd8512142100e4027dc306a42

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