{"cve":"CVE-2026-97477","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-24T17:17:25.063","modified":"2026-10-21T13:21:10.067","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/counter: Fix num_counters leak on bind_qp failure in alloc_and_bind()\n\nWhen __rdma_counter_bind_qp() fails in alloc_and_bind(), the error path\njumps to err_mode which frees the counter without decrementing\nport_counter->num_counters. The only place that decrements is\nrdma_counter_free(), which is unreachable since the counter was never\nsuccessfully bound.\n\nThis leak accumulates across repeated failures, permanently preventing\nthe port from switching to AUTO mode (-EBUSY in __counter_set_mode())\nand blocking the MANUAL→NONE auto-revert in rdma_counter_free(). When\nthe mode was NONE before the call, the MANUAL mode set by\n__counter_set_mode() also leaks since the revert logic is never\nreached.\n\nAdd an err_bind label between the num_counters increment and the\nexisting err_mode label. It decrements num_counters and mirrors the\nMANUAL→NONE revert from rdma_counter_free(), ensuring the port state\nis fully restored on bind failure.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcdeddddffadff9993657f6b0e5535d66ebd10f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fbc8230009f5b1bcd13cc74c5a6a43ddba141fd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c9fee40fc8d8d928f44e99bc6e6adf93f9f2c2a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da95cb016812c0e012ea839f191926e35ca8f57f"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-97477","score":0.00174,"percentile":0.06838,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}