In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: Fix possible leaked pernet namespace in smc_init()
In smc_init(), register_pernet_subsys(&smc_net_stat_ops) is called without any error handling. If it fails, registering of &smc_net_ops won't be reverted. And if smc_nl_init() fails, &smc_net_stat_ops itself won't be reverted.
This leaves wild ops in subsystem linkedlist and when another module tries to call register_pernet_operations() it triggers page fault:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffbfff81b964c RIP: 0010:register_pernet_operations+0x1b9/0x5f0 Call Trace: <TASK> register_pernet_subsys+0x29/0x40 ebtables_init+0x58/0x1000 [ebtables] ...
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.79-51.138Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Jun 23, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 5, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15 | May 8, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
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