net/smc: stop killed, freed and out_of_sync sharing a byte
The three connection state flags are single-bit bitfields, so they occupy
one byte of struct smc_connection and every store to one is a
read-modify-write of the other two:
u8 killed : 1;
u8 freed : 1;
u8 out_of_sync : 1;
They are not written under a common lock. smc_cdc_msg_validate() sets
out_of_sync from the receive tasklet, while smc_conn_kill() sets killed
from process context under lock_sock(), and the receive path does not defer
to the backlog when the socket is owned -- smc_cdc_msg_recv() takes only
bh_lock_sock().
Give each flag its own byte so a store no longer touches its neighbours.
All readers test them as booleans and are unchanged. struct smc_connection
grows by two bytes.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4850-1 | linux-6.12 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6568-1 | linux security update |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: stop killed, freed and out_of_sync sharing a byte The three connection state flags are single-bit bitfields, so they occupy one byte of struct smc_connection and every store to one is a read-modify-write of the other two: u8 killed : 1; u8 freed : 1; u8 out_of_sync : 1; They are not written under a common lock. smc_cdc_msg_validate() sets out_of_sync from the receive tasklet, while smc_conn_kill() sets killed from process context under lock_sock(), and the receive path does not defer to the backlog when the socket is owned -- smc_cdc_msg_recv() takes only bh_lock_sock(). Give each flag its own byte so a store no longer touches its neighbours. All readers test them as booleans and are unchanged. struct smc_connection grows by two bytes. | |
| Title | net/smc: stop killed, freed and out_of_sync sharing a byte | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-21T12:47:21.045Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.811Z
Link: CVE-2026-80980
Updated: 2026-10-16T19:21:48.424Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:04.407
Modified: 2026-10-21T13:20:02.207
Link: CVE-2026-80980
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-21T02:30:08Z
Debian DLA
Debian DSA