# CVE-2026-45856: RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe\_size before using it in ib\_uverbs\_post\_send

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in 9c15ec4cd4e7f57c6bbcb4e73e99290f150dd2a7; from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in 9b5ac1c15334d46c0dbd49d64a2257b929500163; from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in 01c9b152647dc70dc06a4a2eff86ebb3b3c76075; from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in bf1feed1a7886af945f92890493aefd2b5c9928a; from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in d533425ac1f2925b4fc3e4ed9b9d72362cb23475; from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in bf4454da8b1e712714628c0a0d6e7845bb40790a; from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in bef70ff9841990658610512b4a18e4a88c9b4df6; from c3bea3d2dc5358e05541527283279102383b0231, fixed in 1956f0a74ccf5dc9c3ef717f2985c3ed3400aab0
- Linux: 5.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.10.252; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.202; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.165; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.128; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.75; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.14; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/uverbs: Validate wqe_size before using it in ib_uverbs_post_send ib_uverbs_post_send() uses cmd.wqe_size from userspace without any validation before passing it to kmalloc() and using the allocated buffer as struct ib_uverbs_send_wr. If a user provides a small wqe_size value (e.g., 1), kmalloc() will succeed, but subsequent accesses to user_wr->opcode, user_wr->num_sge, and other fields will read beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read from kernel heap memory. This could potentially leak sensitive kernel information to userspace. Additionally, providing an excessively large wqe_size can trigger a WARNING in the memory allocation path, as reported by syzkaller. This is inconsistent with ib_uverbs_unmarshall_recv() which properly validates that wqe_size >= sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_recv_wr) before proceeding. Add the same validation for ib_uverbs_post_send() to ensure wqe_size is at least sizeof(struct ib_uverbs_send_wr).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c15ec4cd4e7f57c6bbcb4e73e99290f150dd2a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ac1c15334d46c0dbd49d64a2257b929500163
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01c9b152647dc70dc06a4a2eff86ebb3b3c76075
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf1feed1a7886af945f92890493aefd2b5c9928a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d533425ac1f2925b4fc3e4ed9b9d72362cb23475
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4454da8b1e712714628c0a0d6e7845bb40790a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef70ff9841990658610512b4a18e4a88c9b4df6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1956f0a74ccf5dc9c3ef717f2985c3ed3400aab0

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