Bug 2492843 (CVE-2026-53274) - CVE-2026-53274 kernel: net/smc: fix sleep-inside-lock in __smc_setsockopt() causing local DoS
Summary: CVE-2026-53274 kernel: net/smc: fix sleep-inside-lock in __smc_setsockopt() c...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53274
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-25 10:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-25 16:46 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:08:38 UTC
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.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-25 16:44:31 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062519-CVE-2026-53274-dd59@gregkh/T


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