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CVE-2026-46043 in the critical feed json

RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv

published 2026-05-27 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-32425

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv

rxe_rcv() currently checks only that the incoming packet is at least header_size(pkt) bytes long before payload_size() is used.

However, payload_size() subtracts both the attacker-controlled BTH pad field and RXE_ICRC_SIZE from pkt->paylen:

payload_size = pkt->paylen - offset[RXE_PAYLOAD] - bth_pad(pkt) - RXE_ICRC_SIZE

This means a short packet can still make payload_size() underflow even if it includes enough bytes for the fixed headers. Simply requiring header_size(pkt) + RXE_ICRC_SIZE is not sufficient either, because a packet with a forged non-zero BTH pad can still leave payload_size() negative and pass an underflowed value to later receive-path users.

Fix this by validating pkt->paylen against the full minimum length required by payload_size(): header_size(pkt) + bth_pad(pkt) + RXE_ICRC_SIZE.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.176-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.86-1
  • linux Debian 14 7.0.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46043

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-185.195
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-134.134
  • linux Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-40.40
  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-27.27
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1111.118
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1060.63
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1019.19
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1008.8

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46043

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  • kernel-rt RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel-rt-kvm RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel-rt-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel-rt-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel-rt-debug-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:77219RHSA-2026:77301RHSA-2026:77218RHSA-2026:77217RHSA-2026:77216RHSA-2026:70403

  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-48.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-48.1
  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.59.2
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.59.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.59.2
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:22433-1SUSE-SU-2026:22458-1SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1SUSE-SU-2026:2450-1SUSE-SU-2026:2421-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10954-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:70402ALSA-2026:70403ALSA-2026:68570

  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:70403RLSA-2026:70402RLSA-2026:68570

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.141.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-88455

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-46043 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) libperf 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77219
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68570
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77218
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) rv 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, perf 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, rtla 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, python3-perf 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77219
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70402
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68570
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77217
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77216
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77218
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) kernel 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-64k 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-core 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-tools 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-modules 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77219
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77217
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77216
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.172.1.el8_8, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68570
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.166.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70402
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70403
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68570
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77218
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77219
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68570
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.154.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77218
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.147.1.el9_6, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:77219
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.166.1.rt7.507.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70403
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
23 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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References

Sources

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