Linux Kernel up to 7.2.5 RDMA cma cma.c addr_handler null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.5. This impacts the function addr_handler of the file drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c of the component RDMA cma. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-90218. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function addr_handler of the file drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c of the component RDMA cma. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cma: Fix WARNING in res_to_rt syzbot reported a WARN_ON(!res->dev) in res_to_rt() triggered via addr_handler() during asynchronous address resolution: " WARNING: drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c:138 at res_to_rt+0x1c4/0x230 CPU#1: kworker/u8:4/59 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 59 Comm: kworker/u8:4 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026 Workqueue: ib_addr process_one_req RIP: 0010:res_to_rt+0x1c4/0x230 drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c:138 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000201f850 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff88d00ce5 RBX: ffff88807f0fd4f8 RCX: ffff88801e6e0000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8fd996f0 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff88801e6e0000 R09: 000000000000000a R10: 0000000000000009 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: 1ffff1100fe1fa9f R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000003 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125012000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00001d559c3d2000 CR3: 0000000077c4c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: <TASK> rdma_restrack_add+0x5a/0x8a0 drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c:236 addr_handler+0x41a/0x5a0 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:3534 process_one_req+0x2eb/0x540 drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c:624 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3375 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xc4e/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3458 worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3539 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK> " In addr_handler(), cma_acquire_dev_by_src_ip() is called to populate id_priv->cma_dev and bind the associated ib_device to id_priv->id.device. If cma_acquire_dev_by_src_ip() returns an error (non-zero status), the ID remains unassociated with any RDMA device. Previously, rdma_restrack_add(&id_priv->res) was invoked unconditionally even when cma_acquire_dev_by_src_ip() failed, passing a resource with a NULL dev pointer and triggering the WARN_ON assertion in res_to_rt(). Fix this by only adding the resource to restrack when acquiring the device succeeds.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-90218 since 09/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 1d7e55ea64dd15769318ba2e0fe0956db82ba3c3/39e83bb77fc92344cd62a373b311f096d812e548/9c80273d663959504957606b9a24fe901ee2a4a1/2a63cb9ea862ac7d947952b497eef6520853538c/f72957e0b31f2962f4c1089a9223f1206aa26983/544e40805dbb6cfe64916bd4c8b238fec585ac2a/64a2bd4cfc16c24f0a0e6321a2fd00ffde3e0a5b/c6d1ec4fbe56492bb88987d577f04a5fb6955f26 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.269
• 5.15.220
• 6.1.187
• 6.6.156
• 6.12.109
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
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• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 6.18.51
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.270/5.15.221/6.1.188/6.6.157/6.12.110/6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1
Patch: 1d7e55ea64dd15769318ba2e0fe0956db82ba3c3/39e83bb77fc92344cd62a373b311f096d812e548/9c80273d663959504957606b9a24fe901ee2a4a1/2a63cb9ea862ac7d947952b497eef6520853538c/f72957e0b31f2962f4c1089a9223f1206aa26983/544e40805dbb6cfe64916bd4c8b238fec585ac2a/64a2bd4cfc16c24f0a0e6321a2fd00ffde3e0a5b/c6d1ec4fbe56492bb88987d577f04a5fb6955f26

Timelineinfo

09/11/2026 CVE reserved
09/17/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-90218 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-90218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-406723

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2026 20:42
Changes: 09/17/2026 20:42 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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