CVE-2026-90435
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix integer overflow of user QP buffer size set_user_buf_size() computes the QP buffer size by left-shifting the user-supplied rq.wqe_cnt and rq.wqe_shift values as signed integers. A sufficiently large rq.wqe_cnt causes signed integer overflow, which is undefined behavior, and yields a small or negative buf_size, causing ib_umem_get() to map a buffer smaller than the hardware will actually write into. Replace the shifts and addition with check_shl_overflow() and check_add_overflow(), rejecting invalid user inputs. Moreover, guard the identical shift computing qp->sq.offset in _create_user_qp() before set_user_buf_size() is reached.
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
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- 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: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
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
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42fb8aefffff5b458aaa66803364a16e0ea44129
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6cfc6d7ff0959dd9766fdc24286a253b59ca77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c845e5e05140ea1bc64a5b1107942d93c876034d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccce6b7ef1d7efc59ccba3421e1339c6e63a3d20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fa2ff72ad1861eac194a4e0075d504ba8c246e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d99622e40aaa910ade681dfd4dc0fa240a011331
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dec47e4b0fe34afdf38caa72b4408ba95502e5de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f917707f0de0832b8ab582391b1f64e549995c6c