CVE-2026-46181
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx4: Fix mis-use of RCU in mlx4_srq_event() Sashiko points out the radix_tree itself is RCU safe, but nothing ever frees the mlx4_srq struct with RCU, and it isn't even accessed within the RCU critical section. It also will crash if an event is delivered before the srq object is finished initializing. Use the spinlock since it isn't easy to make RCU work, use refcount_inc_not_zero() to protect against partially initialized objects, and order the refcount_set() to be after the srq is fully initialized.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-366
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.30
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.7
- Linux Kernel 7.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e2a44875b6afb4add1115f7f3351dcbeb6f273d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b7833f3bce35cb0d01c1503781523c099c675f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9341307ea16b9395c2e4c9c94d8499d91fe31d0
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e2a44875b6afb4add1115f7f3351dcbeb6f273d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d8b30b496bc53e961ba7415fd629fc27813017c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/654aeddbc6e0f6e56531985bb12328ab4230c6c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b7833f3bce35cb0d01c1503781523c099c675f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9341307ea16b9395c2e4c9c94d8499d91fe31d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0dbd9355ce1e93808541260c7ffab7956df9233
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25120
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25121
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25217
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33900
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34094
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34095
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34443
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35863
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35894
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35896
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36216
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41236
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46181
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482532
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46181.json