# CVE-2024-26907: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment > A memory corruption issue in the Linux kernel RDMA mlx5 driver can cause a system crash when processing Ethernet segments. - **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 17 Apr 2024 - **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026 - **Also known as:** AZL-40109, BELL-CVE-2024-26907, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26907, GHSA-vh2f-wj96-fxxh, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26907 ## What is CVE-2024-26907? CVE-2024-26907 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment ------------[ cut here ]------------ memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 56) of single field "eseg->inline_hdr.start" at /var/lib/dkms/mlnx-ofed-kernel/5.8/build/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/wr.c:131 (size 2) WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 293779 at /var/lib/dkms/mlnx-ofed-kernel/5.8/build/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/wr.c:131 mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] Modules linked in: 8021q garp mrp stp llc rdma_ucm(OE) rdma_cm(OE) iw_cm(OE) ib_ipoib(OE) ib_cm(OE) ib_umad(OE) mlx5_ib(OE) ib_uverbs(OE) ib_core(OE) mlx5_core(OE) pci_hyperv_intf mlxdevm(OE) mlx_compat(OE) tls mlxfw(OE) psample nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables libcrc32c nfnetlink mst_pciconf(OE) knem(OE) vfio_pci vfio_pci_core vfio_iommu_type1 vfio iommufd irqbypass cuse nfsv3 nfs fscache netfs xfrm_user xfrm_algo ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler binfmt_misc crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha512_ssse3 snd_pcsp aesni_intel crypto_simd cryptd snd_pcm snd_timer joydev snd soundcore input_leds serio_raw evbug nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd grace sch_fq_codel sunrpc drm efi_pstore ip_tables x_tables autofs4 psmouse virtio_net net_failover failover floppy [last unloaded: mlx_compat(OE)] CPU: 0 PID: 293779 Comm: ssh Tainted: G OE 6.2.0-32-generic #32~22.04.1-Ubuntu Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011 RIP: 0010:mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] Code: 0c 01 00 a8 01 75 25 48 8b 75 a0 b9 02 00 00 00 48 c7 c2 10 5b fd c0 48 c7 c7 80 5b fd c0 c6 05 57 0c 03 00 01 e8 95 4d 93 da <0f> 0b 44 8b 4d b0 4c 8b 45 c8 48 8b 4d c0 e9 49 fb ff ff 41 0f b7 RSP: 0018:ffffb5b48478b570 EFLAGS: 00010046 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffb5b48478b628 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffb5b48478b5e8 R13: ffff963a3c609b5e R14: ffff9639c3fbd800 R15: ffffb5b480475a80 FS: 00007fc03b444c80(0000) GS:ffff963a3dc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000556f46bdf000 CR3: 0000000006ac6003 CR4: 00000000003706f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ? show_regs+0x72/0x90 ? mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] ? __warn+0x8d/0x160 ? mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] ? report_bug+0x1bb/0x1d0 ? handle_bug+0x46/0x90 ? exc_invalid_op+0x19/0x80 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 ? mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] mlx5_ib_post_send_nodrain+0xb/0x20 [mlx5_ib] ipoib_send+0x2ec/0x770 [ib_ipoib] ipoib_start_xmit+0x5a0/0x770 [ib_ipoib] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x8e/0x1e0 ? validate_xmit_skb_list+0x4d/0x80 sch_direct_xmit+0x116/0x3a0 __dev_xmit_skb+0x1fd/0x580 __dev_queue_xmit+0x284/0x6b0 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0xe/0x50 ? __flush_work.isra.0+0x20d/0x370 ? push_pseudo_header+0x17/0x40 [ib_ipoib] neigh_connected_output+0xcd/0x110 ip_finish_output2+0x179/0x480 ? __smp_call_single_queue+0x61/0xa0 __ip_finish_output+0xc3/0x190 ip_finish_output+0x2e/0xf0 ip_output+0x78/0x110 ? __pfx_ip_finish_output+0x10/0x10 ip_local_out+0x64/0x70 __ip_queue_xmit+0x18a/0x460 ip_queue_xmit+0x15/0x30 __tcp_transmit_skb+0x914/0x9c0 tcp_write_xmit+0x334/0x8d0 tcp_push_one+0x3c/0x60 tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x2e1/0xac0 tcp_sendmsg+0x2d/0x50 inet_sendmsg+0x43/0x90 sock_sendmsg+0x68/0x80 sock_write_iter+0x93/0x100 vfs_write+0x326/0x3c0 ksys_write+0xbd/0xf0 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x30 do_syscall_ ---truncated--- Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26907? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-26907? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-26907 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26907 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26907 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-26907 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26907 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26907/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26907/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26907 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26907 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26907 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26907/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.