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

RDMA/uverbs: Add UVERBS_ATTR_UHW to UVERBS_METHOD_REG_MR

The original commit missed that three drivers (mthca, irdma, siw) have UHW
data associated with reg_mr that cannot be passed through the ioctl. They
also assume that the udata cannot be NULL, so failing to pass a valid
udata can trigger a NULL udata crash in those drivers.

This never happens in real systems since in rdma-core ibv_cmd_reg_mr_ex()
does not accept a udata and those three drivers don't use it, however a
malicious userspace could trigger it.
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/uverbs: Add UVERBS_ATTR_UHW to UVERBS_METHOD_REG_MR The original commit missed that three drivers (mthca, irdma, siw) have UHW data associated with reg_mr that cannot be passed through the ioctl. They also assume that the udata cannot be NULL, so failing to pass a valid udata can trigger a NULL udata crash in those drivers. This never happens in real systems since in rdma-core ibv_cmd_reg_mr_ex() does not accept a udata and those three drivers don't use it, however a malicious userspace could trigger it.
Title RDMA/uverbs: Add UVERBS_ATTR_UHW to UVERBS_METHOD_REG_MR
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:43:53.350Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.716Z

Link: CVE-2026-89506

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:32.917

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:32.917

Link: CVE-2026-89506

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:43:53Z

Links: CVE-2026-89506 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T20:15:17Z

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