net/smc: avoid NULL deref of conn->lnk in smc_msg_event tracepoint
CVE-2026-52941 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52941, released June 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: avoid NULL deref of conn->lnk in smc_msg_event tracepoint The smc_msg_event tracepoint class, shared by smc_tx_sendmsg and smc_rx_recvmsg, unconditionally dereferences smc->conn.lnk: __string(name, smc->conn.lnk->ibname) conn->lnk is only set for SMC-R; for SMC-D it is NULL. Other code on these paths already handles this (e.g. !conn->lnk in SMC_STAT_RMB_TX_SIZE_SMALL()). With the tracepoint enabled, the first sendmsg()/recvmsg() on an SMC-D socket crashes: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [...] RIP: 0010:strlen+0x1e/0xa0 Call Trace: trace_event_raw_event_smc_msg_event (net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h:44) smc_rx_recvmsg (net/smc/smc_rx.c:515) smc_recvmsg (net/smc/af_smc.c:2859) __sys_recvfrom (net/socket.c:2315) __x64_sys_recvfrom (net/socket.c:2326) do_syscall_64 The faulting address 0x3e0 is offsetof(struct smc_link, ibname), confirming the NULL ->lnk deref. Enabling the tracepoint requires root, but the trigger itself is unprivileged: socket(AF_SMC, ...) has no capability check, and SMC-D negotiation needs no admin step on s390 or on x86 with the loopback ISM device loaded. Log an empty device name for SMC-D instead of dereferencing NULL.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1.150700.17.43.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_19 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_20 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.176-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52941 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.94-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52941 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52941 | Jun 25, 2026 |
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