MEDIUM · 5.5

CVE-2026-45973

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix UMR hang in LAG error state unload During firmware reset in LAG mode, a race condition causes the driver to hang in...

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix UMR hang in LAG error state unload During firmware reset in LAG mode, a race condition causes the driver to hang indefinitely while waiting for UMR completion during device unload. See [1]. In LAG mode the bond device is only registered on the master, so it never sees sys_error events from the slave. During firmware reset this causes UMR waits to hang forever on unload as the slave is dead but the master hasn't entered error state yet, so UMR posts succeed but completions never arrive. Fix this by adding a sys_error notifier that gets registered before MLX5_IB_STAGE_IB_REG and stays alive until after ib_unregister_device(). This ensures error events reach the bond device throughout teardown. [1] Call Trace: __schedule+0x2bd/0x760 schedule+0x37/0xa0 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xa/0x10 __mutex_lock.isra.6+0x2b5/0x4a0 __mlx5_ib_dereg_mr+0x606/0x870 [mlx5_ib] ? __xa_erase+0x4a/0xa0 ? _cond_resched+0x15/0x30 ? wait_for_completion+0x31/0x100 ib_dereg_mr_user+0x48/0xc0 [ib_core] ? rdmacg_uncharge_hierarchy+0xa0/0x100 destroy_hw_idr_uobject+0x20/0x50 [ib_uverbs] uverbs_destroy_uobject+0x37/0x150 [ib_uverbs] __uverbs_cleanup_ufile+0xda/0x140 [ib_uverbs] uverbs_destroy_ufile_hw+0x3a/0xf0 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_remove_one+0xc3/0x140 [ib_uverbs] remove_client_context+0x8b/0xd0 [ib_core] disable_device+0x8c/0x130 [ib_core] __ib_unregister_device+0x10d/0x180 [ib_core] ib_unregister_device+0x21/0x30 [ib_core] __mlx5_ib_remove+0x1e4/0x1f0 [mlx5_ib] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x1e/0x30 device_release_driver_internal+0x103/0x1f0 bus_remove_device+0xf7/0x170 device_del+0x181/0x410 mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked.part.10+0xa9/0x1d0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_disable_lag+0x253/0x260 [mlx5_core] mlx5_lag_disable_change+0x89/0xc0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_eswitch_disable+0x67/0xa0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_unload+0x15/0xd0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_unload_one+0x71/0xc0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_sync_reset_reload_work+0x83/0x100 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360 worker_thread+0x30/0x390 ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 kthread+0x116/0x130 ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.6.64, < 6.7

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-45973?

CVE-2026-45973 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix UMR hang in LAG error state unload During firmware reset in LAG mode, a race condition causes the driver to hang in...

How severe is CVE-2026-45973?

CVE-2026-45973 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-45973?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.