{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-23450", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-01-13T15:37:46.020Z", "datePublished": "2026-04-03T15:15:33.144Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:21:50.884Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:21:50.884Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/smc: fix NULL dereference and UAF in smc_tcp_syn_recv_sock()\n\nSyzkaller reported a panic in smc_tcp_syn_recv_sock() [1].\n\nsmc_tcp_syn_recv_sock() is called in the TCP receive path\n(softirq) via icsk_af_ops->syn_recv_sock on the clcsock (TCP\nlistening socket). It reads sk_user_data to get the smc_sock\npointer. However, when the SMC listen socket is being closed\nconcurrently, smc_close_active() sets clcsock->sk_user_data\nto NULL under sk_callback_lock, and then the smc_sock itself\ncan be freed via sock_put() in smc_release().\n\nThis leads to two issues:\n\n1) NULL pointer dereference: sk_user_data is NULL when\n accessed.\n2) Use-after-free: sk_user_data is read as non-NULL, but the\n smc_sock is freed before its fields (e.g., queued_smc_hs,\n ori_af_ops) are accessed.\n\nThe race window looks like this (the syzkaller crash [1]\ntriggers via the SYN cookie path: tcp_get_cookie_sock() ->\nsmc_tcp_syn_recv_sock(), but the normal tcp_check_req() path\nhas the same race):\n\n CPU A (softirq) CPU B (process ctx)\n\n tcp_v4_rcv()\n TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV:\n sk = req->rsk_listener\n sock_hold(sk)\n /* No lock on listener */\n smc_close_active():\n write_lock_bh(cb_lock)\n sk_user_data = NULL\n write_unlock_bh(cb_lock)\n ...\n smc_clcsock_release()\n sock_put(smc->sk) x2\n -> smc_sock freed!\n tcp_check_req()\n smc_tcp_syn_recv_sock():\n smc = user_data(sk)\n -> NULL or dangling\n smc->queued_smc_hs\n -> crash!\n\nNote that the clcsock and smc_sock are two independent objects\nwith separate refcounts. TCP stack holds a reference on the\nclcsock, which keeps it alive, but this does NOT prevent the\nsmc_sock from being freed.\n\nFix this by using RCU and refcount_inc_not_zero() to safely\naccess smc_sock. Since smc_tcp_syn_recv_sock() is called in\nthe TCP three-way handshake path, taking read_lock_bh on\nsk_callback_lock is too heavy and would not survive a SYN\nflood attack. Using rcu_read_lock() is much more lightweight.\n\n- Set SOCK_RCU_FREE on the SMC listen socket so that\n smc_sock freeing is deferred until after the RCU grace\n period. This guarantees the memory is still valid when\n accessed inside rcu_read_lock().\n- Use rcu_read_lock() to protect reading sk_user_data.\n- Use refcount_inc_not_zero(&smc->sk.sk_refcnt) to pin the\n smc_sock. If the refcount has already reached zero (close\n path completed), it returns false and we bail out safely.\n\nNote: smc_hs_congested() has a similar lockless read of\nsk_user_data without rcu_read_lock(), but it only checks for\nNULL and accesses the global smc_hs_wq, never dereferencing\nany smc_sock field, so it is not affected.\n\nReproducer was verified with mdelay injection and smc_run,\nthe issue no longer occurs with this patch applied.\n\n[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=827ae2bfb3a3529333e9" } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The vulnerable callback is invoked from the TCP receive path via tcp_check_req() or tcp_get_cookie_sock() for packets hitting an SMC listening socket. A remote peer can reach this pre-authentication code by completing or racing TCP handshakes to the exposed listener.\nAC:L - The trigger is a close-vs-handshake race, but the attacker can drive the packet side repeatedly with concurrent connection attempts and SYN-cookie/normal ACK paths. There is no rare memory layout, special authentication state, or non-default runtime condition required beyond an enabled SMC listener.\nPR:N - No kernel capability, local account, or SMC protocol authentication is checked before smc_tcp_syn_recv_sock() dereferences sk_user_data. The network peer reaches the vulnerable path before accept-time SMC CLC processing.\nUI:N - Exploitation does not require a victim user action once an SMC listener is present. Incoming network traffic and concurrent listener teardown are sufficient to hit the vulnerable path.\nS:U - The bug corrupts or crashes kernel state within the same host security authority. It is not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or cross-scope boundary violation.\nC:H - The fix addresses a real use-after-free of struct smc_sock, not only a NULL dereference. Under the required kernel guidance, UAF is treated as enabling high confidentiality impact through potential reuse and disclosure primitives.\nI:H - The dangling smc_sock is dereferenced for fields including queued_smc_hs and ori_af_ops, and UAF of kernel heap objects can be shaped into control-flow or write primitives. Under the required kernel guidance, UAF warrants high integrity impact.\nA:H - The observed failure is a KASAN NULL dereference/oops in smc_tcp_syn_recv_sock(), and the UAF path can also crash the kernel. Kernel oops or panic is high availability impact." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/smc/af_smc.c", "net/smc/smc.h", "net/smc/smc_close.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "ebfee3e153f67c8b38eb94a7062ee94aa6f92708", "lessThan": "f315277856caeafcd996c2611afc085ca2d53275", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "8270d9c21041470f58348248b9d9dcf3bf79592e", "lessThan": "1e4f873879e075bbd4eb1c644d6933303ac5eba4", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "8270d9c21041470f58348248b9d9dcf3bf79592e", "lessThan": "f00fc26c8a06442b225a350fe000c0a11483e6a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "8270d9c21041470f58348248b9d9dcf3bf79592e", "lessThan": "cadf3da46c15523fba90d80c9955f536ee3b4023", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": 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