# CVE-2026-98152: nvmet-rdma: fix queue leak when connect backlog is exceeded

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 204b9645536bb4a77a2cb35e6519dbf9f4ea1665, fixed in 186414a6a1a34e081b07e8873622f90402346235; from 00eaa58988d35fd47ca8811f7f72871591f61ffb, fixed in e48f9d1076f8c62c3969588d638602b94aaeff12; from 712f3268a62d0df98a7ee991cba963ced2e58007, fixed in 32e598324edc3ebb1ac9362d5b9fc30ce0de4873; from d65fe42820b890a6a4644de0a95a812471f79ad3, fixed in 287420cde9d6669abcd2878c344db67423eb7df6; from a8803c4f0ac3fa7df5551bbb5a8800c434a94357, fixed in 4f7cf573cdf0ee857448b9b1967d686b07c71e7d; from badc53620fe813b3a9f727ef9526f98567c2c898, fixed in 60d56bf0b14d3c545bacb9aeef92a7e6f2cf0caa; from badc53620fe813b3a9f727ef9526f98567c2c898, fixed in fb1ed67788e21832b614c23767a088c08cfdd2f2; from 6.12.96, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.18.39, fixed in 6.18.53; from 7.1.4, fixed in 7.2
- Linux: 7.2
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-rdma: fix queue leak when connect backlog is exceeded When pending disconnecting queues exceed the backlog limit, the connect path only drops the device reference and leaks the newly allocated queue and its IB resources.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186414a6a1a34e081b07e8873622f90402346235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e48f9d1076f8c62c3969588d638602b94aaeff12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32e598324edc3ebb1ac9362d5b9fc30ce0de4873
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/287420cde9d6669abcd2878c344db67423eb7df6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f7cf573cdf0ee857448b9b1967d686b07c71e7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d56bf0b14d3c545bacb9aeef92a7e6f2cf0caa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1ed67788e21832b614c23767a088c08cfdd2f2

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