CVE-2026-53371
RDMA/ionic: bound node_desc sysfs read with %.64s
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ionic: bound node_desc sysfs read with %.64s node_desc[64] in struct ib_device is not guaranteed to be NUL- terminated. The core IB sysfs handler uses "%.64s" for exactly this reason (drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c:1307), since node_desc_store() performs a raw memcpy of up to IB_DEVICE_NODE_DESC_MAX bytes with no NUL termination: memcpy(desc.node_desc, buf, min_t(int, count, IB_DEVICE_NODE_DESC_MAX)); If exactly 64 bytes are written via the node_desc sysfs file, the array contains no NUL byte. The ionic hca_type_show() handler uses unbounded "%s" and will read past the end of node_desc into adjacent fields of struct ib_device until it encounters a NUL. ionic supports IB_DEVICE_MODIFY_NODE_DESC, so this is triggerable by userspace. Match the core handler and bound the format specifier.
INFO
Published Date :
July 19, 2026, 9:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 19, 2026, 9:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to the patched version.
- Apply the specific fix for RDMA/ionic vulnerability.
- Ensure sysfs handlers are correctly bound.
- Verify system integrity after patching.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 19, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2075bbe8ef03914aa2211035eec45d1d3a5c4ff2', 'lessThan': '61df14f306f153bffa2f3c74a94ff5a85c99fa39', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2075bbe8ef03914aa2211035eec45d1d3a5c4ff2', 'lessThan': 'a3e9372203afde2c62576356bb9a17890bc7fd6c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '2075bbe8ef03914aa2211035eec45d1d3a5c4ff2', 'lessThan': '654a27f25530d052eeedf086e6c3e2d585c203bd', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_ibdev.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.18'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.18', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.30', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.0.7', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.0.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_ibdev.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ionic: bound node_desc sysfs read with %.64s node_desc[64] in struct ib_device is not guaranteed to be NUL- terminated. The core IB sysfs handler uses "%.64s" for exactly this reason (drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c:1307), since node_desc_store() performs a raw memcpy of up to IB_DEVICE_NODE_DESC_MAX bytes with no NUL termination: memcpy(desc.node_desc, buf, min_t(int, count, IB_DEVICE_NODE_DESC_MAX)); If exactly 64 bytes are written via the node_desc sysfs file, the array contains no NUL byte. The ionic hca_type_show() handler uses unbounded "%s" and will read past the end of node_desc into adjacent fields of struct ib_device until it encounters a NUL. ionic supports IB_DEVICE_MODIFY_NODE_DESC, so this is triggerable by userspace. Match the core handler and bound the format specifier. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61df14f306f153bffa2f3c74a94ff5a85c99fa39 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/654a27f25530d052eeedf086e6c3e2d585c203bd Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3e9372203afde2c62576356bb9a17890bc7fd6c