CVE-2026-45973
Published: May 27, 2026· Updated: May 27, 2026
Official Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/mlx5: Fix UMR hang in LAG error state unload
During firmware reset in LAG mode, a race condition causes the driver
to hang indefinitely while waiting for UMR completion during device
unload. See [1].
In LAG mode the bond device is only registered on the master, so it
never sees sys_error events from the slave.
During firmware reset this causes UMR waits to hang forever on unload
as the slave is dead but the master hasn't entered error state yet, so
UMR posts succeed but completions never arrive.
Fix this by adding a sys_error notifier that gets registered before
MLX5_IB_STAGE_IB_REG and stays alive until after ib_unregister_device().
This ensures error events reach the bond device throughout teardown.
[1]
Call Trace:
__schedule+0x2bd/0x760
schedule+0x37/0xa0
schedule_preempt_disabled+0xa/0x10
__mutex_lock.isra.6+0x2b5/0x4a0
__mlx5_ib_dereg_mr+0x606/0x870 [mlx5_ib]
? __xa_erase+0x4a/0xa0
? _cond_resched+0x15/0x30
? wait_for_completion+0x31/0x100
ib_dereg_mr_user+0x48/0xc0 [ib_core]
? rdmacg_uncharge_hierarchy+0xa0/0x100
destroy_hw_idr_uobject+0x20/0x50 [ib_uverbs]
uverbs_destroy_uobject+0x37/0x150 [ib_uverbs]
__uverbs_cleanup_ufile+0xda/0x140 [ib_uverbs]
uverbs_destroy_ufile_hw+0x3a/0xf0 [ib_uverbs]
ib_uverbs_remove_one+0xc3/0x140 [ib_uverbs]
remove_client_context+0x8b/0xd0 [ib_core]
disable_device+0x8c/0x130 [ib_core]
__ib_unregister_device+0x10d/0x180 [ib_core]
ib_unregister_device+0x21/0x30 [ib_core]
__mlx5_ib_remove+0x1e4/0x1f0 [mlx5_ib]
auxiliary_bus_remove+0x1e/0x30
device_release_driver_internal+0x103/0x1f0
bus_remove_device+0xf7/0x170
device_del+0x181/0x410
mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked.part.10+0xa9/0x1d0 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_disable_lag+0x253/0x260 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_lag_disable_change+0x89/0xc0 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_eswitch_disable+0x67/0xa0 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_unload+0x15/0xd0 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_unload_one+0x71/0xc0 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_sync_reset_reload_work+0x83/0x100 [mlx5_core]
process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360
worker_thread+0x30/0x390
? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0
kthread+0x116/0x130
? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-45973 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.
Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
Affected Vendors & Products
Exploit & PoC Resources
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Quick Facts
Recommended Actions
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