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CVE-2026-53188

RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps()

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.18.36, 7.0.13
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps() Sashiko pointed out it is not safe to rely only on the devt because char/block alias so if the user finds a block device with the same dev_t it can masquerade as a ucap cdev fd. Test the f_ops to only accept authentic cdevs.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From 61e51682816d395307f78ae06d640089054c28ab · fixed in 96b6e98ff12d50ed5817230c6f1188e1150d225d; From 61e51682816d395307f78ae06d640089054c28ab · fixed in aa181287ebdcc53ee0ba5c2f8243e2d541ebc19b; From 61e51682816d395307f78ae06d640089054c28ab · fixed in 4a1b1ac2744694a2ecd66a84bdb1445f4ef24bee

  • Linux Linux

    6.15

  • KernelLinux

    From 6.15.0 · fixed in 6.18.36; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.0.13

References 3

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