CVE-2026-98257

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rds: ib: use rds_conn_drop() on protocol version mismatch rds_ib_cm_connect_complete() runs from the RDMA-CM event handler with conn->c_cm_lock held. When the peer negotiates a protocol version older than RDS_PROTOCOL_COMPAT_VERSION, the handler calls rds_conn_destroy(), which is only safe in the rmmod path: it synchronously tears the connection down and flush_work()es the shutdown work cp_down_w. That shutdown work (rds_conn_shutdown()) needs cp_cm_lock, which is the very lock the event handler still holds, so the flush never completes: the two workers wait on each other and the RDS connection workqueues stall for good. All other RDMA-CM failure paths (REJECTED, CONNECT_ERROR, DISCONNECTED) use rds_conn_drop(), which marks the connection RDS_CONN_ERROR and schedules the shutdown work asynchronously. Use it here as well.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.5 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-10-06 09:18:14.540000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:18:26.740000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:14.540",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:18:26.740",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrds: ib: use rds_conn_drop() on protocol version mismatch\n\nrds_ib_cm_connect_complete() runs from the RDMA-CM event handler with\nconn->c_cm_lock held.  When the peer negotiates a protocol version\nolder than RDS_PROTOCOL_COMPAT_VERSION, the handler calls\nrds_conn_destroy(), which is only safe in the rmmod path: it\nsynchronously tears the connection down and flush_work()es the\nshutdown work cp_down_w.\n\nThat shutdown work (rds_conn_shutdown()) needs cp_cm_lock, which is\nthe very lock the event handler still holds, so the flush never\ncompletes: the two workers wait on each other and the RDS connection\nworkqueues stall for good.\n\nAll other RDMA-CM failure paths (REJECTED, CONNECT_ERROR,\nDISCONNECTED) use rds_conn_drop(), which marks the connection\nRDS_CONN_ERROR and schedules the shutdown work asynchronously.  Use\nit here as well."
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