# CVE-2024-53094: RDMA/siw: Add sendpage\_ok() check to disable MSG\_SPLICE\_PAGES

Affects Linux kernel 5.3.0 up to 6.6.62 and 6.7.0 up to 6.11.9 when running iSER over the siw RDMA driver. Fixed in kernel 6.6.62 and 6.11.9.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 6.6.62, 6.11.9
- Published: 2024-11-21 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The Linux kernel's RDMA soft-iWARP driver (siw), used for RDMA transfers over ordinary TCP/IP networks, is affected. The flaw can trigger a kernel warning when iSER traffic sends slab-allocated memory pages through the network stack, which can disrupt or destabilize the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.3.0, fixed in 6.6.62; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.11.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/siw: Add sendpage_ok() check to disable MSG_SPLICE_PAGES While running ISER over SIW, the initiator machine encounters a warning from skb_splice_from_iter() indicating that a slab page is being used in send_page. To address this, it is better to add a sendpage_ok() check within the driver itself, and if it returns 0, then MSG_SPLICE_PAGES flag should be disabled before entering the network stack. A similar issue has been discussed for NVMe in this thread: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240530142417.146696-1-ofir.gal@volumez.com/ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5342 at net/core/skbuff.c:7140 skb_splice_from_iter+0x173/0x320 Call Trace: tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x368/0xe40 siw_tx_hdt+0x695/0xa40 [siw] siw_qp_sq_process+0x102/0xb00 [siw] siw_sq_resume+0x39/0x110 [siw] siw_run_sq+0x74/0x160 [siw] kthread+0xd2/0x100 ret_from_fork+0x34/0x40 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.62, 6.11.9) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

While running iSER over the siw RDMA driver, the initiator machine encounters a warning. The fix adds a sendpage_ok() check that disables MSG_SPLICE_PAGES in that path.

Source: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=d5a019e819a0f0457570416bb2eb5f3321f5be81

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Kernels from 5.3.0 up to 6.6.62 and from 6.7.0 up to 6.11.9 are listed as affected, but only when iSER runs over the siw driver. To check the kernel version, run uname -r.

Source: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=d5a019e819a0f0457570416bb2eb5f3321f5be81

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade to kernel 6.6.62 or 6.11.9, or a later release from the same branch.

Source: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=d5a019e819a0f0457570416bb2eb5f3321f5be81

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2024-53094

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5a019e819a0f0457570416bb2eb5f3321f5be81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3406bfc813a9bbd9c3055795e985f527b7852e8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb5738957d92c8603a90c9664d34236641c221b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1e3dd88a4cedd5ccc1a3fc3d71e03b70a7a791

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