CVE-2026-80981
Public on 2026-09-11
Modified on 2026-09-15
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: fix use-after-free of the LLC qentry in smc_llc_srv_add_link()
smc_llc_srv_add_link() keeps add_llc pointing into the queue entry:
add_llc = &qentry->msg.add_link; smc_llc.c:1482
...
smc_llc_save_add_link_info(link_new, add_llc); smc_llc.c:1494
smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(&lgr->llc_flow_lcl); smc_llc.c:1495
...
u8 *llc_msg = smc_link_shared_v2_rxbuf(link) ?
(u8 *)lgr->wr_rx_buf_v2 : (u8 *)add_llc; smc_llc.c:1504
smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys(link, link_new, llc_msg); smc_llc.c:1506
smc_llc_flow_qentry_del() kfree()s the entry, so on a link without a shared
v2 receive buffer the pointer handed to smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys() is
already freed. Before the Fixes: commit that branch always used
lgr->wr_rx_buf_v2 and add_llc was not used after the free.
Reproduced on an unpatched tree over rxe, with KASAN, kasan_multi_shot
and a link forced to max_recv_sge == 1: the entry is freed and read by
the same call, and the freeing frame is smc_llc_srv_add_link() itself.
net/smc: fix use-after-free of the LLC qentry in smc_llc_srv_add_link()
smc_llc_srv_add_link() keeps add_llc pointing into the queue entry:
add_llc = &qentry->msg.add_link; smc_llc.c:1482
...
smc_llc_save_add_link_info(link_new, add_llc); smc_llc.c:1494
smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(&lgr->llc_flow_lcl); smc_llc.c:1495
...
u8 *llc_msg = smc_link_shared_v2_rxbuf(link) ?
(u8 *)lgr->wr_rx_buf_v2 : (u8 *)add_llc; smc_llc.c:1504
smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys(link, link_new, llc_msg); smc_llc.c:1506
smc_llc_flow_qentry_del() kfree()s the entry, so on a link without a shared
v2 receive buffer the pointer handed to smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys() is
already freed. Before the Fixes: commit that branch always used
lgr->wr_rx_buf_v2 and add_llc was not used after the free.
Reproduced on an unpatched tree over rxe, with KASAN, kasan_multi_shot
and a link forced to max_recv_sge == 1: the entry is freed and read by
the same call, and the freeing frame is smc_llc_srv_add_link() itself.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel6.12 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel6.18 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | kernel7.1 | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |