CVE-2026-46117

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mana: Remove user triggerable WARN_ON() in mana_ib_create_qp_rss() Sashiko points out that the user can specify WQs sharing the same CQ as a part of the uAPI and this will trigger the WARN_ON() then go on to corrupt the kernel. Just reject it outright and fail the QP creation.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/159f2efabc89d3f931d38f2d35876535d4abf0a3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc0c6b1ba8cd5c55aef043e1384de0a8b4efa71	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ef65af26b2a6738bf15812042e84b3112402d3a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db991ba50087ad99fa12a2c483aa3be19671ea73	Patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30129
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42550
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42552
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65712
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67720
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46117
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482576
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46117.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2::::::

History

16 Sep 2026, 13:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67720 -

Information

Published : 2026-05-28 10:16

Updated : 2026-09-16 13:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-46117

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46117

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46117

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

CWE-1288

Improper Validation of Consistency within Input

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