CVE-2023-53026

RDMA/core: Fix ib block iterator counter overflow

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2025 at 04:43 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Fix ib block iterator counter overflow When registering a new DMA MR after selecting the best aligned page size for it, we iterate over the given sglist to split each entry to smaller, aligned to the selected page size, DMA blocks. In given circumstances where the sg entry and page size fit certain sizes and the sg entry is not aligned to the selected page size, the total size of the aligned pages we need to cover the sg entry is >= 4GB. Under this circumstances, while iterating page aligned blocks, the counter responsible for counting how much we advanced from the start of the sg entry is overflowed because its type is u32 and we pass 4GB in size. This can lead to an infinite loop inside the iterator function because the overflow prevents the counter to be larger than the size of the sg entry. Fix the presented problem by changing the advancement condition to eliminate overflow. Backtrace: [ 192.374329] efa_reg_user_mr_dmabuf [ 192.376783] efa_register_mr [ 192.382579] pgsz_bitmap 0xfffff000 rounddown 0x80000000 [ 192.386423] pg_sz [0x80000000] umem_length[0xc0000000] [ 192.392657] start 0x0 length 0xc0000000 params.page_shift 31 params.page_num 3 [ 192.399559] hp_cnt[3], pages_in_hp[524288] [ 192.403690] umem->sgt_append.sgt.nents[1] [ 192.407905] number entries: [1], pg_bit: [31] [ 192.411397] biter->__sg_nents [1] biter->__sg [0000000008b0c5d8] [ 192.415601] biter->__sg_advance [665837568] sg_dma_len[3221225472] [ 192.419823] biter->__sg_nents [1] biter->__sg [0000000008b0c5d8] [ 192.423976] biter->__sg_advance [2813321216] sg_dma_len[3221225472] [ 192.428243] biter->__sg_nents [1] biter->__sg [0000000008b0c5d8] [ 192.432397] biter->__sg_advance [665837568] sg_dma_len[3221225472]

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.915.16 ≤ v < 6.1.95.2 ≤ v < 5.10.1665.2 ≤ v < 5.15.915.2 ≤ v < 5.4.2315.2 ≤ v < 6.1.95.2 ≤ v < 6.25.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1666.2 rc16.2 rc26.2 rc36.2 rc4a808273a495c657e33281b181fd7fcc2bb28f662
Vendor states this is fixed in 0afec5e9cea732cb47014655685a2a47fb180c31 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 362c9489720b31b6aa7491423ba65a4e98aa9838 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 43811d07ea64366af8ec9e168c558ec51440c39e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 902063a9fea5f8252df392ade746bc9cfd07a5ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d66c1d4178c219b6e7d7a6f714e3e3656faccc36 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.166 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.91 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.231 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0afec5e9cea732cb47014655685a2a47fb180c31
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/362c9489720b31b6aa7491423ba65a4e98aa9838
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43811d07ea64366af8ec9e168c558ec51440c39e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/902063a9fea5f8252df392ade746bc9cfd07a5ae
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66c1d4178c219b6e7d7a6f714e3e3656faccc36

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835

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