CVE-2026-98253 (CVSS 7.8)

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ucma: Serialize join and leave on copy_to_user failure rdma_join_multicast() queues RoCE work that later reads the ucma_multicast through event->param.ud.private_data, then list_add()s the CMA multicast at the head of id_priv->mc_list. rdma_leave_multicast() matches only by sockaddr and destroys the first hit. ucma_process_join() used to drop ctx->mutex after a successful join and retake it only if copy_to_user() failed. Two concurrent JOIN_MCAST calls with the same address can therefore insert a second CMA entry before the first thread's leave. leave then cancels the newer work and the older worker still dereferences the ucma_multicast that the first thread frees. Keep ctx->mutex held from rdma_join_multicast() through copy_to_user() and, on -EFAULT, through rdma_leave_multicast() so leave cannot miss this join. Do not leave if join itself failed: that path never published this address on mc_list, and a leave-by-addr would destroy an earlier successful join.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0013

Probability of exploitation

0.03%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cbdb724c584d7772fd25af2e4dfdf8527ce0d5 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e29d0d78a8f66f221625720a04939eef5ec1f6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b9ed83d8bfab5c6e11fcbf1aa836aa4ae26cb9 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c4e24bd10370fc976f6220518049ce71419399 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52172e11bd074ccaded21740ffeb67123f01dd00 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/662ade4de9ff5eceb0820a9f8e9fac70ba6a815b https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83610ee5e498fa5bfcb80031d2b959baea276bf6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae805d204cf1f15b87d1bf3529b4c649f3519420

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98253? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ucma: Serialize join and leave on copy_to_user failure rdma_join_multicast() queues RoCE work that later reads the ucma_multicast through event->param.ud.private_data, then list_add()s the CMA multicast at the head of id_priv->mc_list. rdma_leave_multicast() matches only by sockaddr and destroys the first hit. ucma_process_join() used to drop ctx->mutex after a successful join and retake it only if copy_to_user() failed. Two concurrent JOIN_MCAST calls with the same address can therefore insert a second CMA entry before the first thread's leave. leave then cancels the newer work and the older worker still dereferences the ucma_multicast that the first thread frees. Keep ctx->mutex held from rdma_join_multicast() through copy_to_user() and, on -EFAULT, through rdma_leave_multicast() so leave cannot miss this join. Do not leave if join itself failed: that path never published this address on mc_list, and a leave-by-addr would destroy an earlier successful join. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-98253? +

CVE-2026-98253 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0013, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98253? +

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CVE-2026-98253