Description
Race condition in the cm_work_handler function in the InfiniBand driver (drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by sending an InfiniBand request while other request handlers are still running, which triggers an invalid pointer dereference.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | linux-2.6 | 2.6.32-34squeeze1 | DSA-2240-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | linux-2.6 | 2.6.26-26lenny3 | DSA-2264-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | perf +13 | 2.6.32-71.24.1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0421 |
| RHEL 5 | kernel +11 | 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 | RHSA-2011:0927 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat MRG 1 | perf +10 | 2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt | RHSA-2011:0500 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2011:0500 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2011:0421 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2240-1 linux-2.6 - several issues Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2264-1 linux-2.6 - several issues Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RHSA-2011:0927 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jan 14, 2026
References
- USN-1146-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0927 vendor-advisory
- [linux-rdma] 20110223 [PATCH 2/2] ib/cm: Bump reference count on cm_id before invoking callback mailing-list
- kernel-infiniband-dos(66056) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110311 CVE-2011-0695 kernel: panic in ib_cm:cm_work_handler mailing-list
- 43693 third-party-advisory
- [linux-rdma] 20110223 [PATCH 1/2] rdma/cm: Fix crash in request handlers mailing-list
- 46839 vdb-entry