# CVE-2025-71084: RDMA/cm: Fix leaking the multicast GID table reference

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.248, 5.12, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-01-13 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 60d613b39e8d0c9f3b526e9c96445422b4562d76, fixed in d5ce588a9552878859a4d44b70b724216c188a5f; from fe454dc31e84f8c14cb8942fcb61666c9f40745b, fixed in abf38398724ecc888f62c678d288da40d11878af; from fe454dc31e84f8c14cb8942fcb61666c9f40745b, fixed in ab668a58c4a2ccb6d54add7a76f2f955d15d0196; from fe454dc31e84f8c14cb8942fcb61666c9f40745b, fixed in c0acdee513239e1d6e1b490f56be0e6837dfd162; from fe454dc31e84f8c14cb8942fcb61666c9f40745b, fixed in 5cb34bb5fd726491b809efbeb5cfd63ae5bf9cf3; from fe454dc31e84f8c14cb8942fcb61666c9f40745b, fixed in 3ba6d01c4b3c584264dc733c6a2ecc5bbc8e0bb5; from fe454dc31e84f8c14cb8942fcb61666c9f40745b, fixed in 57f3cb6c84159d12ba343574df2115fb18dd83ca; from 5.10.20, fixed in 5.10.248; from 5.11.3, fixed in 5.12
- Linux: 5.12
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 5.10.248; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.198; from 5.12.0, fixed in 6.1.160; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.6.120; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.12.64; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.18.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cm: Fix leaking the multicast GID table reference If the CM ID is destroyed while the CM event for multicast creating is still queued the cancel_work_sync() will prevent the work from running which also prevents destroying the ah_attr. This leaks a refcount and triggers a WARN: GID entry ref leak for dev syz1 index 2 ref=573 WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 655 at drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c:809 release_gid_table drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c:806 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 655 at drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c:809 gid_table_release_one+0x284/0x3cc drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c:886 Destroy the ah_attr after canceling the work, it is safe to call this twice.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.248, 5.12, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120) 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/d5ce588a9552878859a4d44b70b724216c188a5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abf38398724ecc888f62c678d288da40d11878af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab668a58c4a2ccb6d54add7a76f2f955d15d0196
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0acdee513239e1d6e1b490f56be0e6837dfd162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb34bb5fd726491b809efbeb5cfd63ae5bf9cf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba6d01c4b3c584264dc733c6a2ecc5bbc8e0bb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57f3cb6c84159d12ba343574df2115fb18dd83ca

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