CVE-2025-21732: Linux kernel · RDMA/mlx5: Fix a race for an ODP MR which leads to CQE with error
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Feb 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A patch has been applied to the Linux kernel to fix this race condition by enhancing locking and preventing invalidation attempts on freed lkeys. Users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes this fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A race condition in the Linux kernel's RDMA mlx5 driver involving On-Demand Paging (ODP) Memory Regions (MR) could lead to a Completion Queue Entry (CQE) error on the UMR Queue Pair (QP). This occurs when concurrent tasks attempt to invalidate or revoke the same lkey, causing the UMR QP to enter an error state. The issue has been fixed by extending locking to prevent concurrent invalidation attempts after revocation.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/63126215de7beebb662fcef7c7558c795000c904 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b13d32786acabf70a7b04ed24b7468fc3c82977c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5297f5ddffef47b94172ab0d3d62270002a3dcc1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb604a1a9c87255c7a6f3b784410a9707baf467 (opens in a new tab)