CVE-2026-46043: RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv
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.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 9.1
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
- Linux / Linux< 2fd4f8b749309a61c3f3f88ee8891d94f79e1240 (from 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76) · < f83519a4c122c9c7a850a2197648a9ff4c67c520 (from 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76) · < 9b924f3a26b21330a837cfe72e819b6393bbeeaa (from 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76) · < e8ee0e792d475b1067c199ef0af1b6221fa6f43d (from 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76) · < 7244491dab347f648e661da96dc0febadd9daec3 (from 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76)
- Linux / Linux4.8Fixed in 0, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1-rc1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H