Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-rdma: fix response resource leak on queue teardown
When an nvme target with rdma transport is removed while I/Os are in
flight, a response can be posted but its send completion is never
delivered before the connection is torn down. As a result
nvmet_rdma_send_done() and nvmet_rdma_release_rsp() are never called for
the response, and this leaks the allocated RDMA read/write context and
request SGLs.
These leaks are recreated by running blktests nvme/061 with the rdma
transport and the siw driver. Kernel kmemleak feature reports them as
follows:
unreferenced object 0xffff88812bc490c0 (size 32):
comm "kworker/2:1H", pid 409, jiffies 4307744490
backtrace (crc 89afd339):
__kmalloc_noprof+0x5f9/0x890
sgl_alloc_order+0x7b/0x380
nvmet_req_alloc_sgls+0x290/0x4f0 [nvmet]
nvmet_rdma_map_sgl_keyed+0x241/0x12e0 [nvmet_rdma]
nvmet_rdma_handle_command+0x73e/0xb80 [nvmet_rdma]
__ib_process_cq+0x149/0x4c0 [ib_core]
ib_cq_poll_work+0x49/0x160 [ib_core]
process_one_work+0x8b2/0x1640
worker_thread+0x5fd/0xfe0
kthread+0x367/0x460
ret_from_fork+0x655/0x9d0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
unreferenced object 0xffff88814bd05e80 (size 64):
comm "kworker/3:1H", pid 148, jiffies 4295195428
backtrace (crc e35510cb):
__kmalloc_noprof+0x5f9/0x890
rdma_rw_ctx_init+0x333/0x1fa0 [ib_core]
nvmet_rdma_map_sgl_keyed+0x5c8/0x12e0 [nvmet_rdma]
nvmet_rdma_handle_command+0x73e/0xb80 [nvmet_rdma]
__ib_process_cq+0x149/0x4c0 [ib_core]
ib_cq_poll_work+0x49/0x160 [ib_core]
process_one_work+0x8b2/0x1640
worker_thread+0x5fd/0xfe0
kthread+0x367/0x460
ret_from_fork+0x655/0x9d0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
To avoid the memory leaks, reclaim the memory of the in-flight responses
when the queue QP is torn down. Call nvmet_rdma_free_rsp_resources()
that frees up the RDMA read/write context and the request SGLs of such
responses.
nvmet-rdma: fix response resource leak on queue teardown
When an nvme target with rdma transport is removed while I/Os are in
flight, a response can be posted but its send completion is never
delivered before the connection is torn down. As a result
nvmet_rdma_send_done() and nvmet_rdma_release_rsp() are never called for
the response, and this leaks the allocated RDMA read/write context and
request SGLs.
These leaks are recreated by running blktests nvme/061 with the rdma
transport and the siw driver. Kernel kmemleak feature reports them as
follows:
unreferenced object 0xffff88812bc490c0 (size 32):
comm "kworker/2:1H", pid 409, jiffies 4307744490
backtrace (crc 89afd339):
__kmalloc_noprof+0x5f9/0x890
sgl_alloc_order+0x7b/0x380
nvmet_req_alloc_sgls+0x290/0x4f0 [nvmet]
nvmet_rdma_map_sgl_keyed+0x241/0x12e0 [nvmet_rdma]
nvmet_rdma_handle_command+0x73e/0xb80 [nvmet_rdma]
__ib_process_cq+0x149/0x4c0 [ib_core]
ib_cq_poll_work+0x49/0x160 [ib_core]
process_one_work+0x8b2/0x1640
worker_thread+0x5fd/0xfe0
kthread+0x367/0x460
ret_from_fork+0x655/0x9d0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
unreferenced object 0xffff88814bd05e80 (size 64):
comm "kworker/3:1H", pid 148, jiffies 4295195428
backtrace (crc e35510cb):
__kmalloc_noprof+0x5f9/0x890
rdma_rw_ctx_init+0x333/0x1fa0 [ib_core]
nvmet_rdma_map_sgl_keyed+0x5c8/0x12e0 [nvmet_rdma]
nvmet_rdma_handle_command+0x73e/0xb80 [nvmet_rdma]
__ib_process_cq+0x149/0x4c0 [ib_core]
ib_cq_poll_work+0x49/0x160 [ib_core]
process_one_work+0x8b2/0x1640
worker_thread+0x5fd/0xfe0
kthread+0x367/0x460
ret_from_fork+0x655/0x9d0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
To avoid the memory leaks, reclaim the memory of the in-flight responses
when the queue QP is torn down. Call nvmet_rdma_free_rsp_resources()
that frees up the RDMA read/write context and the request SGLs of such
responses.
Published:
2026-09-17
Score:
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EPSS:
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KEV:
No
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Action:
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History
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-rdma: fix response resource leak on queue teardown When an nvme target with rdma transport is removed while I/Os are in flight, a response can be posted but its send completion is never delivered before the connection is torn down. As a result nvmet_rdma_send_done() and nvmet_rdma_release_rsp() are never called for the response, and this leaks the allocated RDMA read/write context and request SGLs. These leaks are recreated by running blktests nvme/061 with the rdma transport and the siw driver. Kernel kmemleak feature reports them as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff88812bc490c0 (size 32): comm "kworker/2:1H", pid 409, jiffies 4307744490 backtrace (crc 89afd339): __kmalloc_noprof+0x5f9/0x890 sgl_alloc_order+0x7b/0x380 nvmet_req_alloc_sgls+0x290/0x4f0 [nvmet] nvmet_rdma_map_sgl_keyed+0x241/0x12e0 [nvmet_rdma] nvmet_rdma_handle_command+0x73e/0xb80 [nvmet_rdma] __ib_process_cq+0x149/0x4c0 [ib_core] ib_cq_poll_work+0x49/0x160 [ib_core] process_one_work+0x8b2/0x1640 worker_thread+0x5fd/0xfe0 kthread+0x367/0x460 ret_from_fork+0x655/0x9d0 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 unreferenced object 0xffff88814bd05e80 (size 64): comm "kworker/3:1H", pid 148, jiffies 4295195428 backtrace (crc e35510cb): __kmalloc_noprof+0x5f9/0x890 rdma_rw_ctx_init+0x333/0x1fa0 [ib_core] nvmet_rdma_map_sgl_keyed+0x5c8/0x12e0 [nvmet_rdma] nvmet_rdma_handle_command+0x73e/0xb80 [nvmet_rdma] __ib_process_cq+0x149/0x4c0 [ib_core] ib_cq_poll_work+0x49/0x160 [ib_core] process_one_work+0x8b2/0x1640 worker_thread+0x5fd/0xfe0 kthread+0x367/0x460 ret_from_fork+0x655/0x9d0 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 To avoid the memory leaks, reclaim the memory of the in-flight responses when the queue QP is torn down. Call nvmet_rdma_free_rsp_resources() that frees up the RDMA read/write context and the request SGLs of such responses. | |
| Title | nvmet-rdma: fix response resource leak on queue teardown | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:11:47.559Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.089Z
Link: CVE-2026-93151
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:18:10.337
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:18:10.337
Link: CVE-2026-93151
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