CVE-2026-80979

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: unregister the connection before draining the rx tasklet smcconnfree calls smcismunsetconn only while the link group is still on its device list, and never sets conn-killed. smclgrterminatesched unlinks the group...

CVE-2026-80979

CVE-2026-80979 affects the net/smc subsystem in the Linux kernel. The root cause is a use-after-free triggered during connection teardown: smc_lgr_terminate_sched() unlinks the link group immediately while deferring connection killing to a work item. In that window, the device can re-arm the rece...

CVE-2026-80979 net/smc: unregister the connection before draining the rx tasklet

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: unregister the connection before draining the rx tasklet smcconnfree calls smcismunsetconn only while the link group is still on its device list, and never sets conn-killed. smclgrterminatesched unlinks the group...