{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-80982", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-26T14:34:25.811Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-11T19:42:42.243Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T08:46:06.717Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T08:46:06.717Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/smc: fix use-after-free in smc_rx_pipe_buf_release()\n\nsmc_rx_splice() hands RMB pages to a pipe and takes a socket reference\nper entry so the smc_sock stays alive until the reader finishes. The\nconnection does not: a concurrent close runs smc_conn_free(), which\nreleases the receive buffer back to the link group pool.\n\nsmc_rx_pipe_buf_release() tests sk_state before taking the socket lock.\nThe state can change between the test and the lock, and\nsmc_rx_update_cons() then dereferences conn->rmb_desc and walks\nconn->lgr, which smc_conn_free() has already released. On the\nis_reg_err path smcr_buf_unuse() frees the descriptor outright, so\nthis is a use-after-free.\n\nTake the socket lock first and test conn->freed instead.\nsmc_conn_free() sets that flag before releasing anything, and every\ncaller holds the socket lock. The two paths exclude each other: either\nthe pipe release runs first with everything valid, or it sees the flag\nand skips the update." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The UAF is in smc_rx_pipe_buf_release(), a pipe_buf_ops.release callback reached only via local splice() on an AF_SMC socket (syscall -> sock_splice_read -> smc_splice_read -> smc_rx_recvmsg -> smc_rx_splice). A remote SMC peer can supply RMB data or close the connection, but cannot invoke the splice pipe-buffer release path by itself.\nAC:L - The attacker controls both sides of the TOCTOU: one thread splices SMC Rx data into a pipe and then reads or closes it (unlocked sk_state check, then lock_sock), while another closes the socket so smc_conn_free() drops rmb_desc/lgr in that window. The race is fully attacker-driven and retryable.\nPR:L - socket(AF_SMC) or IPPROTO_SMC, connect/listen (loopback-ism, ISM, or RoCE), splice(2), and close(2) have no capability checks and are available to an unprivileged local user. User-namespace admin rights are not required.\nUI:N - A single unprivileged process can act as both SMC endpoints on loopback or a local fabric, splice received data into a pipe, and race close() against pipe-buffer release. No victim user action is required.\nS:U - The corruption is confined to kernel objects (smc_buf_desc, smc_link_group) in the same kernel security authority. This is standard kernel memory corruption, not a VM, IOMMU, or sandbox boundary escape.\nC:H - smc_rx_update_cons() dereferences conn->rmb_desc and walks conn->lgr after smc_conn_free()/smcr_buf_unuse() released them; on the is_reg_err path smc_buf_free() frees the descriptor outright. Per kernel CVSS guidance, this UAF of heap objects enables arbitrary kernel-memory disclosure.\nI:H - The same UAF writes consumer cursors and may call smc_tx_consumer_update() -> smc_cdc_get_slot_and_msg_send() or queue_delayed_work on conn->lgr->tx_wq after the link group is freed, enabling heap reuse, arbitrary write, and control-flow hijack.\nA:H - Dereferencing the freed rmb_desc or link group produces a kernel oops or panic. Use-after-free on this path crashes the host even when not fully exploited, and the attacker can repeat the race at will." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/smc/smc_rx.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "9014db202cb764b8e14c53e7bacc81f9a1a2ba7f", "lessThan": "dadd97c8296b23aa816e91ed70041820ae087baa", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "9014db202cb764b8e14c53e7bacc81f9a1a2ba7f", "lessThan": "df441f3efbb50eb0f120b8de4bf441c31fb0551d", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "9014db202cb764b8e14c53e7bacc81f9a1a2ba7f", "lessThan": "6a644a7340df978785f3109d1e0726a982ce2c6f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "9014db202cb764b8e14c53e7bacc81f9a1a2ba7f", "lessThan": "0761e49aa78c2f1362511054c6e9670653858837", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "9014db202cb764b8e14c53e7bacc81f9a1a2ba7f", "lessThan": "0926f59ca0f94120895b92180c636a48d0ed3a6d", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "9014db202cb764b8e14c53e7bacc81f9a1a2ba7f", "lessThan": "c924884743e948e25625b7fbf3ee2a9325a204a7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/smc/smc_rx.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "4.18", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "4.18", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.188", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.157", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.109", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.50", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.2.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.188" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.157" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.109" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.50" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.18", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2.4" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.18", "versionEndExcluding": "7.3" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dadd97c8296b23aa816e91ed70041820ae087baa" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df441f3efbb50eb0f120b8de4bf441c31fb0551d" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a644a7340df978785f3109d1e0726a982ce2c6f" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0761e49aa78c2f1362511054c6e9670653858837" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0926f59ca0f94120895b92180c636a48d0ed3a6d" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c924884743e948e25625b7fbf3ee2a9325a204a7" } ], "title": "net/smc: fix use-after-free in smc_rx_pipe_buf_release()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2026-80982", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-10-16T19:21:50.317154Z" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T19:26:37.540Z" } } ] } }