CVE-2026-46330

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "net/smc: Introduce TCP ULP support" This reverts commit d7cd421da9da2cc7b4d25b8537f66db5c8331c40. As reported by Al Viro, the TCP ULP support for SMC is fundamentally broken. The implementation attempts to convert an active TCP socket into an SMC socket by modifying the underlying `struct file`, dentry, and inode in-place, which violates core VFS invariants that assume these structures are immutable for an open file, creating a risk of use after free errors and general system instability. Given the severity of this design flaw and the fact that cleaner alternatives (e.g., LD_PRELOAD, BPF) exist for legacy application transparency, the correct course of action is to remove this feature entirely.
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Jul 2026, 08:10

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Summary
  • (es) En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta: Revertir net/smc: Introduce TCP ULP support Esto revierte el commit d7cd421da9da2cc7b4d25b8537f66db5c8331c40. Según lo informado por Al Viro, el soporte TCP ULP para SMC está fundamentalmente roto. La implementación intenta convertir un socket TCP activo en un socket SMC modificando in situ la 'struct file', dentry e inode subyacentes, lo que viola las invariantes centrales de VFS que asumen que estas estructuras son inmutables para un archivo abierto, creando un riesgo de errores de uso después de liberar (use after free) e inestabilidad general del sistema. Dada la gravedad de este defecto de diseño y el hecho de que existen alternativas más limpias (p. ej., LD_PRELOAD, BPF) para la transparencia de aplicaciones heredadas, el curso de acción correcto es eliminar esta característica por completo.

08 Jul 2026, 21:35

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CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c505d95c69e27dbf28fea29dc84d2498d69515c - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c505d95c69e27dbf28fea29dc84d2498d69515c - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df31a6b0a3057e66994ad6ccf5d95b9b9514f033 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df31a6b0a3057e66994ad6ccf5d95b9b9514f033 - Patch
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CWE CWE-416

14 Jun 2026, 06:16

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

09 Jun 2026, 14:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-09 14:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 08:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-46330

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46330

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46330


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416

Use After Free