CVE-2026-46144 RDMA/mana: Fix error unwind in mana_ib_create_qp_rss()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the Linux kernel's RDMA/mana driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2026-46144?

CVE-2026-46144 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 May 2026. 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/mana: Fix error unwind in mana_ib_create_qp_rss()

Sashiko points out that mana_ib_cfg_vport_steering() is leaked, the normal destroy path cleans it up.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46144?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-46144?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2026-46144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-88926, BELL-CVE-2026-46144, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46144, GHSA-qfhm-vm36-2x5j, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-46144, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46144.

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