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CVE-2026-80981— net/smc: fix use-after-free of the LLC qentry in smc_llc_srv_add_link()

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.14版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于net/smc的smc_llc_srv_add_link()在调用smc_llc_flow_qentry_del()释放LLC队列条目后，仍将指向该条目的add_llc指针传给smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys()使用，导致释放后重用。

CVSS 9.8 · Critical EPSS 0.59% · P47

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 27ef6a9981fe74191849966a6d5e0400a4008ab8< c52a998a223e7e84333306996edec096178d1e95 affected
27ef6a9981fe74191849966a6d5e0400a4008ab8< adef84cc85d449ac28d2b4b4c49cf19619c56e27 affected
27ef6a9981fe74191849966a6d5e0400a4008ab8< a42a459ef0e54cb0c4b3e43e21cb0e658e664f64 affected
6.14 affected
< 6.14 unaffected
6.18.50≤ 6.18.* unaffected
7.2.4≤ 7.2.* unaffected
7.3-rc1≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-80981

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Vulnerability Title
net/smc: fix use-after-free of the LLC qentry in smc_llc_srv_add_link()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix use-after-free of the LLC qentry in smc_llc_srv_add_link() smc_llc_srv_add_link() keeps add_llc pointing into the queue entry: add_llc = &qentry->msg.add_link; smc_llc.c:1482 ... smc_llc_save_add_link_info(link_new, add_llc); smc_llc.c:1494 smc_llc_flow_qentry_del(&lgr->llc_flow_lcl); smc_llc.c:1495 ... u8 *llc_msg = smc_link_shared_v2_rxbuf(link) ? (u8 *)lgr->wr_rx_buf_v2 : (u8 *)add_llc; smc_llc.c:1504 smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys(link, link_new, llc_msg); smc_llc.c:1506 smc_llc_flow_qentry_del() kfree()s the entry, so on a link without a shared v2 receive buffer the pointer handed to smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys() is already freed. Before the Fixes: commit that branch always used lgr->wr_rx_buf_v2 and add_llc was not used after the free. Reproduced on an unpatched tree over rxe, with KASAN, kasan_multi_shot and a link forced to max_recv_sge == 1: the entry is freed and read by the same call, and the freeing frame is smc_llc_srv_add_link() itself. [ 2.523161] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys+0x333/0x350 [ 2.523499] Read of size 2 at addr ffff8880052194de by task kworker/0:1/11 [ 2.523789] [ 2.523862] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc5-p0-g2c9dd296545d #35 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 2.523865] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC v2 (i440FX + PIIX, arch_caps fix, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 2.523866] Workqueue: smc_hs_wq smc_listen_work [ 2.523869] Call Trace: [ 2.523870] <TASK> [ 2.523871] dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70 [ 2.523872] print_report+0xd0/0x630 [ 2.523874] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523876] ? smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys+0x333/0x350 [ 2.523878] kasan_report+0xce/0x100 [ 2.523879] ? smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys+0x333/0x350 [ 2.523881] smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys+0x333/0x350 [ 2.523883] ? smcr_buf_reg_lgr+0x2a4/0x660 [ 2.523885] smc_llc_srv_add_link+0xaa2/0x1e50 [ 2.523888] ? _printk+0xba/0xf0 [ 2.523897] ? __pfx_smc_llc_srv_add_link+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523899] ? down_write+0xb0/0x130 [ 2.523903] ? __pfx_down_write+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523905] smc_listen_work+0x489e/0x4d00 [ 2.523907] ? kmem_cache_free+0x1c6/0x3a0 [ 2.523911] ? __pfx_smc_listen_work+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523913] ? release_sock+0x148/0x1d0 [ 2.523915] ? smc_tcp_listen_work+0xb4f/0xfc0 [ 2.523917] ? _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x80/0xe0 [ 2.523918] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irq+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523920] process_one_work+0x633/0x1030 [ 2.523922] ? assign_work+0x11d/0x370 [ 2.523924] worker_thread+0x45b/0xd10 [ 2.523926] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523928] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523929] kthread+0x2c6/0x3b0 [ 2.523931] ? recalc_sigpending+0x15c/0x1e0 [ 2.523934] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523935] ret_from_fork+0x36e/0x5a0 [ 2.523937] ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523938] ? __switch_to+0x572/0xdd0 [ 2.523943] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 2.523944] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 2.523947] </TASK> [ 2.523948] [ 2.531253] Allocated by task 48: [ 2.531399] kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 [ 2.531570] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 [ 2.531737] __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 [ 2.531905] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x158/0x370 [ 2.532100] smc_llc_enqueue+0x72/0x560 [ 2.532268] smc_wr_rx_tasklet_fn+0x474/0xa80 [ 2.532491] tasklet_action_common+0x20f/0x8a0 [ 2.532714] handle_softirqs+0x18e/0x590 [ 2.532886] do_softirq+0x3b/0x60 [ 2.533036] __local_bh_enable_ip+0x61/0x70 [ 2.533221] __alloc_skb+0x732/0x890 [ 2.533384] rxe_init_packet+0x16b/0x4f0 [ 2.533567] prepare_ack_packet+0xb8/0x830 [ 2.533760] rxe_receiver+0x495/0x96e0 [ 2.533933] do_work+0x144/0x470 [ 2 ---truncated---
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.14版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于net/smc的smc_llc_srv_add_link()在调用smc_llc_flow_qentry_del()释放LLC队列条目后，仍将指向该条目的add_llc指针传给smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys()使用，导致释放后重用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux 27ef6a9981fe74191849966a6d5e0400a4008ab8 ~ c52a998a223e7e84333306996edec096178d1e95 -
Linux Linux 6.14 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-80981 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-09-11 · 431 CVEs total

CVE-2026-89688 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: drop the stateid, not the stateowner, on seqid_op replay retry
CVE-2026-89656 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: reject buckets with mismatched CRUSH ids
CVE-2026-89655 9.8 CRITICAL ceph: fix UAF in __kick_flushing_caps() on cf entry freed during unlock
CVE-2026-89658 9.8 CRITICAL NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during NFSv4.0 revoked-state cleanup
CVE-2026-89660 9.8 CRITICAL NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during admin state revocation
CVE-2026-89659 9.8 CRITICAL NFSD: Prevent client use-after-free during delegation revoke
CVE-2026-89662 9.8 CRITICAL NFSD: Prevent lock owner use-after-free during client teardown
CVE-2026-89669 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: initialize copy-notify stateid before publishing it
CVE-2026-89674 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: fix XDR length calculation in nfsd4_ff_encode_layoutget
CVE-2026-89675 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: fix UAF in async copy cancel and shutdown
CVE-2026-89676 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: fix stale s2s_cp_stateids IDR entry for async COPY
CVE-2026-89677 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: fix possible fh_compose of wrong dentry in nfsd4_create_file()
CVE-2026-89681 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: fix layout fence worker double-reference race
CVE-2026-89686 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: fix BUG_ON in nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid on racing delegation revoke
CVE-2026-89478 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: drop a chunk if its transport was removed
CVE-2026-89479 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: stop processing a packet once its association is deleted
CVE-2026-89702 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: size fh_verify server sockaddr slot by xpt_locallen
CVE-2026-89703 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: set SC_STATUS_FREED in nfsd4_drop_revoked_stid for delegations
CVE-2026-89482 9.8 CRITICAL nvme-tcp: do not accept C2HData based on blk_rq_payload_bytes() alone
CVE-2026-89708 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: RCU-protect cl_cb_session to fix use-after-free on session teardown

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