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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 10, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
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