CVE-2026-46178 RDMA/mlx4: Fix resource leak on error in mlx4_ib_create_srq()

What is CVE-2026-46178?

CVE-2026-46178 is a high-severity denial of service 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/mlx4: Fix resource leak on error in mlx4_ib_create_srq()

Sashiko points out that mlx4_srq_alloc() was not undone during error unwind, add the missing call to mlx4_srq_free().

Weakness: CWE-401, CWE-772

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46178?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-46178?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-46178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-88968, BELL-CVE-2026-46178, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46178, GHSA-wjrj-6rqp-wh2c, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-46178, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-46178 and 3 more.