Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/iwcm: Fix workqueue list corruption by removing work_list
The commit e1168f0 ("RDMA/iwcm: Simplify cm_event_handler()")
changed the work submission logic to unconditionally call
queue_work() with the expectation that queue_work() would
have no effect if work was already pending. The problem is
that a free list of struct iwcm_work is used (for which
struct work_struct is embedded), so each call to queue_work()
is basically unique and therefore does indeed queue the work.
This causes a problem in the work handler which walks the work_list
until it's empty to process entries. This means that a single
run of the work handler could process item N+1 and release it
back to the free list while the actual workqueue entry is still
queued. It could then get reused (INIT_WORK...) and lead to
list corruption in the workqueue logic.
Fix this by just removing the work_list. The workqueue already
does this for us.
This fixes the following error that was observed when stress
testing with ucmatose on an Intel E830 in iWARP mode:
[ 151.465780] list_del corruption. next->prev should be ffff9f0915c69c08, but was ffff9f0a1116be08. (next=ffff9f0a15b11c08)
[ 151.466639] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 151.466986] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:67!
[ 151.467349] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 151.467753] CPU: 14 UID: 0 PID: 2306 Comm: kworker/u64:18 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc4+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 151.468466] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 151.469192] Workqueue: 0x0 (iw_cm_wq)
[ 151.469478] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xf0/0x100
[ 151.469942] Code: c7 58 5f 4c b2 e8 10 50 aa ff 0f 0b 48 89 ef e8 36 57 cb ff 48 8b 55 08 48 89 e9 48 89 de 48 c7 c7 a8 5f 4c b2 e8 f0 4f aa ff <0f> 0b 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90
[ 151.471323] RSP: 0000:ffffb15644e7bd68 EFLAGS: 00010046
[ 151.471712] RAX: 000000000000006d RBX: ffff9f0915c69c08 RCX: 0000000000000027
[ 151.472243] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9f0a37d9c600
[ 151.472768] RBP: ffff9f0a15b11c08 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: c0000000ffff7fff
[ 151.473294] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffb15644e7bba8 R12: ffff9f092339ee68
[ 151.473817] R13: ffff9f0900059c28 R14: ffff9f092339ee78 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 151.474344] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9f0a847b5000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 151.474934] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 151.475362] CR2: 0000559e233a9088 CR3: 000000020296b004 CR4: 0000000000770ef0
[ 151.475895] PKRU: 55555554
[ 151.476118] Call Trace:
[ 151.476331] <TASK>
[ 151.476497] move_linked_works+0x49/0xa0
[ 151.476792] __pwq_activate_work.isra.46+0x2f/0xa0
[ 151.477151] pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x1e0/0x2f0
[ 151.477479] process_scheduled_works+0x1c8/0x410
[ 151.477823] worker_thread+0x125/0x260
[ 151.478108] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 151.478430] kthread+0xfe/0x240
[ 151.478671] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 151.478955] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 151.479240] ret_from_fork+0x208/0x270
[ 151.479523] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 151.479806] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 151.480103] </TASK>
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.11 | 6.12.75 |
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 14 | linux | 6.18.14-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.85-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux | 6.17.0-40.40 | USN-8490-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-aws | 6.17.0-1019.19 | USN-8490-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-gcp | 6.17.0-1020.22 | USN-8490-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-oracle | 6.17.0-1018.18 | USN-8490-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-raspi | 6.17.0-1021.21 | USN-8546-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-realtime | 6.17.0-1017.19 | USN-8490-2 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-riscv | 6.17.0-40.40.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.17 | 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.1 | USN-8490-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.17 | 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1 | USN-8604-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1020.22~24.04.1 | USN-8490-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.17 | 6.17.0-40.40~24.04.1 | USN-8545-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1026.26 | USN-8508-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1028.28 | USN-8491-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.17 +1 | 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1 | USN-8605-1, USN-8490-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +19 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.17 | 6.17.0-1017.19~24.04.1 | USN-8490-2 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | rv +76 | 6.12.0-211.28.1.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:30129 |
| RHEL 9 | rv +75 | 5.14.0-687.19.1.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:30848 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10.0 EUS | rv +77 | 6.12.0-55.82.1.el10_0 | RHSA-2026:27731 |
| RHEL 9.6 EUS | rv +77 | 5.14.0-570.123.1.el9_6 | RHSA-2026:27708 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | rv +74 | 6.12.0-211.28.1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:30129 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | rv +73 | 5.14.0-687.19.1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:30848 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | kernel | 6.12.0-211.28.1.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:30129 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1.150700.17.35.4 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-obs-build | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.35.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.35.1.160000.2.16 | SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.35.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22099-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.35.1.160000.2.16 | SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.35.1.160000.2.16 | SUSE-SU-2026:22112-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.35.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22117-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22112-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_16 | 1-150700.1.5.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_16 | 1-150700.15.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.59.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-syms-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.59.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.35.1.160000.2.16 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt +11 | 6.12.0-160000.35.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.12.77-99.140 +1 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1543, ALAS2023-2026-1514 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.12 +14 | 1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1543 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.18 +14 | 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1514 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 10 | rv +29 | 6.12.0-211.34.1.el10_2 | ELSA-2026-30129 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | kernel-uek +34 | 6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el10uek | ELSA-2026-50372 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | rv +28 | 5.14.0-687.19.1.el9_8 | ELSA-2026-30848 |
Advisories 28
- WID-SEC-2026-1700 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8604-1 linux-azure-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8546-1 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8490-2 linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8508-1 linux-nvidia-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8491-1 linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8545-1 linux-hwe-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8490-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.17, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.17, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- ALSA-2026:30848 Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:30129 Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-8605-1 linux-azure-fde-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:30848 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:30129 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2026:27731 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 16, 2026
- RHSA-2026:27708 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 16, 2026
- ELSA-2026-30129 Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 10) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 6, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22117-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- ELSA-2026-30848 Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 7, 2026
- ELSA-2026-50372 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 2, 2026
- RLSA-2026:30129 Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Jun 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22112-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22099-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 17, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1514 Important: kernel6.18 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 16, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1543 Important: kernel6.12 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 16, 2026