# CVE-2026-93153: RDMA/bng\_re: return a timeout when firmware responses stall

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 53c6ee7d7f68a0679f8ddc703338aa2550d24a17, fixed in 02d4ee65dc2e883f554169155937742e6014c243; from 53c6ee7d7f68a0679f8ddc703338aa2550d24a17, fixed in 5f9576c6734abca88a02db72c466e09d2eddf160
- Linux: 6.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bng_re: return a timeout when firmware responses stall __wait_for_resp() documents that it returns a non-zero error when a firmware command does not complete, and bng_re_rcfw_send_message() already marks the firmware as stalled when the helper returns -ENODEV. However, the helper ignores wait_event_timeout() expiry. If the response slot remains in use after the timeout and after the polled CREQ service attempt, the loop starts another full timeout period and can repeat forever. Return -ENODEV after a timed out wait that still has no response. The existing caller then marks FIRMWARE_STALL_DETECTED and returns -ETIMEDOUT to the command issuer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02d4ee65dc2e883f554169155937742e6014c243
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f9576c6734abca88a02db72c466e09d2eddf160

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