# CVE-2026-68418: RDMA/irdma: Prevent user-triggered null deref on QP create

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.6
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.14.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.42; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/irdma: Prevent user-triggered null deref on QP create Previously, the user QP creation path would only attempt to populate iwqp->iwpbl if the user-provided req.user_wqe_bufs field was non-zero. The problem is that iwqp->iwpbl is unconditionally dereferenced later on in irdma_setup_virt_qp. While there was a check for iwqp->iwpbl != NULL, this check would only occur if req.user_wqe_bufs was non-zero. The end result is that a user could send a zero user_wqe_bufs value and trigger a null ptr deref. Fix this by unconditionally calling irdma_get_pbl and bailing if it fails, similar to the CQ and SRQ paths.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e75028c000e9560a7ff66a23d7cd872a967ab7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52ff592abfcd56234f266aa245c489f70b1c554
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad68e0b759f9569f0dfea84f035c91eadb979802
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec675b4cdfd378d8c9dd8c93126c024f2469bd79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728211c815f6eef28dd3df2a5b6297483185aa20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9b0889071569d43623c260074e159cd8f26adb1

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