Linux Kernel up to 7.3-rc3 RDMA EFA race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.3-rc3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RDMA EFA. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-98429. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.3-rc3. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component RDMA EFA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/efa: Keep EQ resources alive while IRQ is registered The completion IRQ handler accesses the EQ state and DMA buffer. Its IRQ was registered before that state was initialized, while teardown released the buffer before free_irq() synchronized the handler. Initialize the EQ without arming it, register the IRQ, and then arm it. Reverse the resource order during teardown by freeing the IRQ before destroying the EQ.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-98429 since 09/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8 or 7.3-rc4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3cd652dfcd822af26ba75d6d2d245ea7f73b499e/c767e2812cac83fef70fb8932c3f0fe97dff9388/795eb34bfd8b1ab347adc41a11e4bb97c3ac0ce6/38871ff47e2a02f8d9a333a65f358d987247b5b0/9ecd3dcbdf1f315aadc049b291f59c79dc478062/e22a3627b7151754f07f90ea3d1ab6e85f5d93f4 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

• 6.1.188
• 6.6.157
• 6.12.111
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
• 6.18.12
• 6.18.13
• 6.18.14
• 6.18.15
• 6.18.16
• 6.18.17
• 6.18.18
• 6.18.19
• 6.18.20
• 6.18.21
• 6.18.22
• 6.18.23
• 6.18.24
• 6.18.25
• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
• 6.18.28
• 6.18.29
• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
• 6.18.32
• 6.18.33
• 6.18.34
• 6.18.35
• 6.18.36
• 6.18.37
• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 6.18.40
• 6.18.41
• 6.18.42
• 6.18.43
• 6.18.44
• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 6.18.51
• 6.18.52
• 6.18.53
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.3-rc1
• 7.3-rc2
• 7.3-rc3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 6.1.189/6.6.158/6.12.112/6.18.54/7.2.8/7.3-rc4
Patch: 3cd652dfcd822af26ba75d6d2d245ea7f73b499e/c767e2812cac83fef70fb8932c3f0fe97dff9388/795eb34bfd8b1ab347adc41a11e4bb97c3ac0ce6/38871ff47e2a02f8d9a333a65f358d987247b5b0/9ecd3dcbdf1f315aadc049b291f59c79dc478062/e22a3627b7151754f07f90ea3d1ab6e85f5d93f4

Timelineinfo

09/25/2026 CVE reserved
10/14/2026 +19 days Advisory disclosed
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-98429 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-98429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-419870

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2026 16:08
Changes: 10/14/2026 16:08 (58)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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