# CVE-2024-53226: RDMA/hns: Fix NULL pointer derefernce in hns\_roce\_map\_mr\_sg()

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11
- Published: 2024-12-27 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.224, fixed in 5.10.231; from 5.15.165, fixed in 5.15.174; from 6.1.103, fixed in 6.1.120; from 6.6.44, fixed in 6.6.64; from 6.10.3, fixed in 6.11
- Linux: 6.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/hns: Fix NULL pointer derefernce in hns_roce_map_mr_sg() ib_map_mr_sg() allows ULPs to specify NULL as the sg_offset argument. The driver needs to check whether it is a NULL pointer before dereferencing it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd715e191d444992d6ed124f15856da5c1cae2de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35f5b68f63aac61d30ce0b0c6beb09b8845a3e65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52617e76f4963644db71dc0a17e998654dc0c7f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0d7d6e6883d0ec70cd7b5a02c47c003d5defe7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71becb0e9df78a8d43dfd0efcef18c830a0af477
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c269bb2cc666ca580271e1a8136c63ac9162e1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b526d17eed850352d880b93b9bf20b93006bd92

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