smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in in smc_clc_prfx_set().
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in in smc_clc_prfx_set(). smc_clc_prfx_set() is called during connect() and not under RCU nor RTNL. Using sk_dst_get(sk)->dev could trigger UAF. Let's use __sk_dst_get() and dev_dst_rcu() under rcu_read_lock() after kernel_getsockname(). Note that the returned value of smc_clc_prfx_set() is not used in the caller. While at it, we change the 1st arg of smc_clc_prfx_set[46]_rcu() not to touch dst there.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.187, 6.12.108, 6.17.3, 6.6.156
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-40139
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 14:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in in smc_clc_prfx_set().
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 12 Nov 2025, 10:23 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in in smc_clc_prfx_set(). smc_clc_prfx_set() is called during connect() and not under RCU nor RTNL. Using sk_dst_get(sk)->dev could trigger UAF. Let's use __sk_dst_get() and dev_dst_rcu() under rcu_read_lock() after kernel_getsockname(). Note that the returned value of smc_clc_prfx_set() is not used in the caller. While at it, we change the 1st arg of smc_clc_prfx_set[46]_rcu() not to touch dst there.
osv:CVE-2025-40139
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.17.3
Complete source record
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