CVE-2026-72465
Received
Received - Intake
xprtrdma Reply Credit Grant Sanitization Flaw
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-72465, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-15
Last updated on: 2026-08-15
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xprtrdma: Sanitize the reply credit grant after parsing
The out_norqst exit in rpcrdma_reply_handler() branches away before
the credit clamp, so a reply that matches no pending request reaches
out_post carrying the raw credit value parsed from the wire.
rpcrdma_post_recvs() does not bound its @needed argument: the refill
loop allocates and chains Receive WRs until the count is satisfied or
allocation fails. A peer that sends a well-formed reply carrying an
unknown XID and an inflated credit grant therefore drives rep
allocation and Receive posting past re_max_requests on every such
reply.
Move the clamp to immediately after the credit field is parsed,
ahead of the first branch that can reach out_post, so every later
consumer sees a sanitized value. The cwnd update stays on the
matched-request path.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
