CVE-2026-97477

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97477
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-97477.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-97477
Downstream
Related
Published
2026-09-24T16:04:19Z
Modified
2026-10-14T11:26:55Z
Summary
RDMA/counter: Fix num_counters leak on bind_qp failure in alloc_and_bind()
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/counter: Fix num_counters leak on bind_qp failure in alloc_and_bind()

When __rdma_counter_bind_qp() fails in alloc_and_bind(), the error path jumps to err_mode which frees the counter without decrementing port_counter->num_counters. The only place that decrements is rdma_counter_free(), which is unreachable since the counter was never successfully bound.

This leak accumulates across repeated failures, permanently preventing the port from switching to AUTO mode (-EBUSY in __counter_set_mode()) and blocking the MANUAL→NONE auto-revert in rdma_counter_free(). When the mode was NONE before the call, the MANUAL mode set by __counter_set_mode() also leaks since the revert logic is never reached.

Add an err_bind label between the num_counters increment and the existing err_mode label. It decrements num_counters and mirrors the MANUAL→NONE revert from rdma_counter_free(), ensuring the port state is fully restored on bind failure.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97477.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
8bc205eff3056a9ed3850937cdd2192f05e6d3cb
Fixed
da95cb016812c0e012ea839f191926e35ca8f57f
Fixed
4fbc8230009f5b1bcd13cc74c5a6a43ddba141fd

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-97477.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
6.18.53

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-97477.json"