{"id":"CVE-2026-97491","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/rds: Don't sleep inside rds_ib_conn_path_shutdown\n\nNew rds rdma self tests exposed a hang when tearing down\nthe ib network configs","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/rds: Don't sleep inside rds_ib_conn_path_shutdown\n\nNew rds rdma self tests exposed a hang when tearing down\nthe ib network configs.  This is caused by the shutdown …","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-833"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= ec16227e14141e4fd7ae76354c09dadfe2449d9e < b3621acf640e32dcb986d9b3767f2387f29dad05","Linux >= ec16227e14141e4fd7ae76354c09dadfe2449d9e < ac0bc28da5150c4fa81a76172fff5ec70f2063eb","Linux >= ec16227e14141e4fd7ae76354c09dadfe2449d9e < 934a6381c79d815680c955d676791322e020bfda","Linux >= ec16227e14141e4fd7ae76354c09dadfe2449d9e < 07a348d48e589b91a0d5a5cfa0de137cc703fabf","Linux >= ec16227e14141e4fd7ae76354c09dadfe2449d9e < db22e77df66353f1299153f6fa9620a2825bc63f","Linux >= ec16227e14141e4fd7ae76354c09dadfe2449d9e < caa51e6da596ed6008cd06605a725568b8e7be4e","Linux >= ec16227e14141e4fd7ae76354c09dadfe2449d9e < 16f48efaeb6991193fb7775c577f06f5b20b0c90","Linux 2.6.30"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:17:59.147","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97491","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a348d48e589b91a0d5a5cfa0de137cc703fabf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16f48efaeb6991193fb7775c577f06f5b20b0c90","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/934a6381c79d815680c955d676791322e020bfda","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac0bc28da5150c4fa81a76172fff5ec70f2063eb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3621acf640e32dcb986d9b3767f2387f29dad05","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa51e6da596ed6008cd06605a725568b8e7be4e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db22e77df66353f1299153f6fa9620a2825bc63f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97491.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97491"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540511"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97491"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97491"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97491.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00173,"epssPercentile":0.06622,"cvssSource":"vendor","ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.868Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97491","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/rds: Don't sleep inside rds_ib_conn_path_shutdown\n\nNew rds rdma self tests exposed a hang when tearing down\nthe ib network configs.  This is caused by the shutdown worker\nthread sleeping on the wait_event call, which blocks other work\nitems in the queue. Fix this by changing wait_event to\nwait_event timeout, and looping until the wait check succeeds.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97491.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":213413,"id":"CVE-2026-97491","ts":1790754713100,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":213412,"id":"CVE-2026-97491","ts":1790754713100,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}