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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-47078 EUVD-2021-33726GHSA-c56c-8vvg-gr68

RDMA/rxe: Clear all QP fields if creation failed

Published Mar 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-vmware Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/rxe: Clear all QP fields if creation failed

rxe_qp_do_cleanup() relies on valid pointer values in QP for the properly
created ones, but in case rxe_qp_from_init() failed it was filled with
garbage and caused tot the following error.

refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 12560 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x1d1/0x1e0 lib/refcount.c:28
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 PID: 12560 Comm: syz-executor.4 Not tainted 5.12.0-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011
RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x1d1/0x1e0 lib/refcount.c:28
Code: e9 db fe ff ff 48 89 df e8 2c c2 ea fd e9 8a fe ff ff e8 72 6a a7 fd 48 c7 c7 e0 b2 c1 89 c6 05 dc 3a e6 09 01 e8 ee 74 fb 04 <0f> 0b e9 af fe ff ff 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 41 56 41 55 41 54 55
RSP: 0018:ffffc900097ceba8 EFLAGS: 00010286
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000040000 RSI: ffffffff815bb075 RDI: fffff520012f9d67
RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: ffffffff815b4eae R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8880322a4800
R13: ffff8880322a4940 R14: ffff888033044e00 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 00007f6eb2be3700(0000) GS:ffff8880b9d00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fdbe5d41000 CR3: 000000001d181000 CR4: 00000000001506e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
__refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:283 [inline]
__refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline]
refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline]
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:64 [inline]
rxe_qp_do_cleanup+0x96f/0xaf0 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c:805
execute_in_process_context+0x37/0x150 kernel/workqueue.c:3327
rxe_elem_release+0x9f/0x180 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c:391
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
rxe_create_qp+0x2cd/0x310 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c:425
_ib_create_qp drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h:331 [inline]
ib_create_named_qp+0x2ad/0x1370 drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:1231
ib_create_qp include/rdma/ib_verbs.h:3644 [inline]
create_mad_qp+0x177/0x2d0 drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c:2920
ib_mad_port_open drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c:3001 [inline]
ib_mad_init_device+0xd6f/0x1400 drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c:3092
add_client_context+0x405/0x5e0 drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:717
enable_device_and_get+0x1cd/0x3b0 drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:1331
ib_register_device drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:1413 [inline]
ib_register_device+0x7c7/0xa50 drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:1365
rxe_register_device+0x3d5/0x4a0 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c:1147
rxe_add+0x12fe/0x16d0 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c:247
rxe_net_add+0x8c/0xe0 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c:503
rxe_newlink drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c:269 [inline]
rxe_newlink+0xb7/0xe0 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c:250
nldev_newlink+0x30e/0x550 drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c:1555
rdma_nl_rcv_msg+0x36d/0x690 drivers/infiniband/core/netlink.c:195
rdma_nl_rcv_skb drivers/infiniband/core/netlink.c:239 [inline]
rdma_nl_rcv+0x2ee/0x430 drivers/infiniband/core/netlink.c:259
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1312 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x533/0x7d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1338
netlink_sendmsg+0x856/0xd90 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1927
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:654 [inline]
sock_sendmsg+0xcf/0x120 net/socket.c:674
____sys_sendmsg+0x6e8/0x810 net/socket.c:2350
___sys_sendmsg+0xf3/0x170 net/socket.c:2404
__sys_sendmsg+0xe5/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2433
do_syscall_64+0x3a/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.8 4.9.270

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.10.40-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.10.40-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.10.40-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-80.90 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1054.57 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1055.57 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1016.19 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1049.53 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1021.22 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1044.46 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1052.56 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1041.45 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-151.157 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1109.116 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1054.57~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1121.134 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1055.57~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1106.120 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1049.53~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-80.90~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1097.99 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1078.86 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1052.56~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1041.45~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1031.36 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2051.53 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2033.37 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1066.75 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2016.18 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1109.116~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1121.134~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1106.120~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-151.157~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1078.86~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1121.134~14.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.153.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1.150200.9.93.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.173.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0975-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +3 4.12.14-122.201.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0925-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-obs-build 4.12.14-122.201.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0925-1
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.153.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1.150200.9.93.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.173.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0975-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.201.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0925-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.171.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0976-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.161.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0856-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.161.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0856-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_42 1-150300.7.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_46 1-150200.5.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.201.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0925-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_54 1-8.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0925-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +5 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.153.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1.150200.9.93.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0926-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +5 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.153.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0857-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.238-182.421 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2021-1685
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.238-182.421.amzn2 ALAS2-2021-1685

Advisories 8

References