# CVE-2026-93277: RDMA/bnxt\_re: Validate udata before executing commands

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from bed686d8dcd4fbcaa18cf67468caaf8772acfc7a, fixed in c5643ea4f040acc2f4d1e88f49bd0be51110ff2f; from bed686d8dcd4fbcaa18cf67468caaf8772acfc7a, fixed in d38c835925d4a3bfdf0a85ff2829ee90c709c561
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Validate udata before executing commands The destroy callbacks currently zero the udata output after tearing down driver resources. If the userspace access fails, uverbs preserves the uobject and allows the destroy callback to run again, even though the driver resource has already been freed. Call ib_no_udata_io() before teardown so udata failures are detected while the resource is still intact, then return success after teardown completes. As part of this change, move ib_respond_empty_udata() to the start of the create and modify flows. While this is not strictly required for general create flows, as the core layer unwinds uobjects on failure, it is necessary for create AH. In _rdma_create_ah(), the HW object is otherwise leaked.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5643ea4f040acc2f4d1e88f49bd0be51110ff2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d38c835925d4a3bfdf0a85ff2829ee90c709c561

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