CVE-2026-53274
Description
In 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.
How to fix
- linux linux_kernel6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, 6.18.36, 7.0.13 or later
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a22117839602bb52283de08894c5a7dde92420
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d27d2ffe487df89ce28fda0410eafa05dbe03a0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f6fbe0033c942cb790ffd53ca93a45eeaf1c91
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/94d286fa5eedc550d42bcb9c85416af8f77736ff
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3fdd924d88c30b9f488636ce0e4696012cf5511
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcd90f42a33e4220385f27b515183d0c91b2fc4a
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 5.18 ≤ v < 6.1.176, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.143, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.94, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.36, 6.19 ≤ v < 7.0.13, 7.1 | 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, 6.18.36, 7.0.13 |
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