GHSA-22M3-G27G-5H2V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-25 09:31 – Updated: 2026-06-25 09:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: fix sleep-inside-lock in __smc_setsockopt() causing local DoS
A logic flaw in __smc_setsockopt() allows a local unprivileged user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by holding the socket lock indefinitely.
The function __smc_setsockopt() calls copy_from_sockptr() while holding lock_sock(sk). By passing a userfaultfd-monitored memory page (or FUSE-backed memory on systems where unprivileged userfaultfd is disabled) as the optval, an attacker can halt execution during the copy operation, keeping the lock held.
Combined with asynchronous tear-down operations like shutdown(), this exhausts the kernel wq (kworkers) and triggers the hung task watchdog.
[ 240.123456] INFO: task kworker/u8:2 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 240.123489] Call Trace: [ 240.123501] smc_shutdown+... [ 240.123512] lock_sock_nested+...
This patch moves the user-space copy outside the lock_sock() critical section to prevent the issue.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-53274"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-25T09:16:45Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/smc: fix sleep-inside-lock in __smc_setsockopt() causing local DoS\n\nA logic flaw in __smc_setsockopt() allows a local unprivileged user to\ncause a Denial of Service (DoS) by holding the socket lock indefinitely.\n\nThe function __smc_setsockopt() calls copy_from_sockptr() while holding\nlock_sock(sk). By passing a userfaultfd-monitored memory page (or\nFUSE-backed memory on systems where unprivileged userfaultfd is disabled)\nas the optval, an attacker can halt execution during the copy operation,\nkeeping the lock held.\n\nCombined with asynchronous tear-down operations like shutdown(), this\nexhausts the kernel wq (kworkers) and triggers the hung task watchdog.\n\n[ 240.123456] INFO: task kworker/u8:2 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n[ 240.123489] Call Trace:\n[ 240.123501] smc_shutdown+...\n[ 240.123512] lock_sock_nested+...\n\nThis patch moves the user-space copy outside the lock_sock() critical\nsection to prevent the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-22m3-g27g-5h2v",
"modified": "2026-06-25T09:31:23Z",
"published": "2026-06-25T09:31:23Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53274"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a22117839602bb52283de08894c5a7dde92420"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d27d2ffe487df89ce28fda0410eafa05dbe03a0"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f6fbe0033c942cb790ffd53ca93a45eeaf1c91"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94d286fa5eedc550d42bcb9c85416af8f77736ff"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3fdd924d88c30b9f488636ce0e4696012cf5511"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcd90f42a33e4220385f27b515183d0c91b2fc4a"
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