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Linux Linux — net/smc: fix NULL sndbuf_desc in smc_cdc_tx_handler()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0044 37.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 0b29ec6436138721acf5844e558f7334a0fa61d5 – —
Linux 5.5 – 5.10.176
TIMELINE
May 2 Reserved by Linux
May 2 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2023-53110 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: fix NULL sndbuf_desc in smc_cdc_tx_handler()
When performing a stress test on SMC-R by rmmod mlx5_ib driver
during the wrk/nginx test, we found that there is a probability
of triggering a panic while terminating all link groups.
This issue dues to the race between smc_smcr_terminate_all()
and smc_buf_create().
smc_smcr_terminate_all
smc_buf_create
/* init */
conn->sndbuf_desc = NULL;
...
__smc_lgr_terminate
smc_conn_kill
smc_close_abort
smc_cdc_get_slot_and_msg_send
__softirqentry_text_start
smc_wr_tx_process_cqe
smc_cdc_tx_handler
READ(conn->sndbuf_desc->len);
/* panic dues to NULL sndbuf_desc */
conn->sndbuf_desc = xxx;
This patch tries to fix the issue by always to check the sndbuf_desc
before send any cdc msg, to make sure that no null pointer is
seen during cqe processing.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| May 2, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 2, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-53110 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 0b29ec6436138721acf5844e558f7334a0fa61d5 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.5 | 5.10.176 |
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