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CVE-2026-64033

9.8
Critical
EPSS 0.49%Patch availableJul 21, 2026

Use-after-free in Linux RDMA rtrs can crash kernel or enable privilege escalation.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-64033 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-64033 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-64033?

CVE-2026-64033 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-64033?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-64033. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-64033 affect?

CVE-2026-64033 affects Linux kernel (RDMA/rtrs subsystem), Distributions with RDMA enabled (Ubuntu/RHEL/SUSE/Debian), Kernels with rtrs/rdma modules enabled. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-64033?

Apply vendor kernel patches or upgrade to a patched kernel; restrict RDMA access until patched.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Linux kernel (RDMA/rtrs subsystem)Distributions with RDMA enabled (Ubuntu/RHEL/SUSE/Debian)Kernels with rtrs/rdma modules enabled
impact

Attackers with RDMA/rtrs access can trigger a kernel use-after-free, causing crashes, potential privilege escalation or kernel code execution.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
Linux Linux
  • affected>= bab17b761c8974a869b04462be5d4dd9aad366b4 and < 01e42aabaf7632beb4bf235c7238b96c746d4144
  • affected>= ae4c81644e9105d9f7f713bb0d444737bb6a0cf1 and < 548f3956e53a7f7bde912d8129010b8986d5e602
  • affected>= ae4c81644e9105d9f7f713bb0d444737bb6a0cf1 and < 00904a73272b9f3ef3952fe69a833909dccad1ef
  • affected>= ae4c81644e9105d9f7f713bb0d444737bb6a0cf1 and < 92060ab1c5115674cf319175550f85f68405121f
  • affected>= ae4c81644e9105d9f7f713bb0d444737bb6a0cf1 and < eae62c5451e67e8b033c1681fd3b85d7e9a9a28f
  • affected>= ae4c81644e9105d9f7f713bb0d444737bb6a0cf1 and < b0e9706fb2859064bb6c677554c4d20c713aa8e0
  • affected>= ae4c81644e9105d9f7f713bb0d444737bb6a0cf1 and < 5b74373390113fba798a76b483837029ab010fef
  • affected>= 5.15.61 and < 5.15.209
  • affected5.17
vendor says fixed in< 5.17, >= 5.15.209 and <= 5.15.*, >= 6.1.175 and <= 6.1.*, >= 6.6.142 and <= 6.6.*, >= 6.12.92 and <= 6.12.*, >= 6.18.34 and <= 6.18.*, >= 7.0.11 and <= 7.0.*, >= 7.1 and <= *

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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