Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Do not re-initialize smc hashtables INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&smc_v*_hashinfo.ht) are called after smc_nl_init(), proto_register() and sock_register(). This can lead to smc_v*_hashinfo.ht being reset even though hash entries already exist and are being used, possibly resulting in a corrupted list. Remove unnecessary and dangerous re-initialisation of smc_v*_hashinfo.ht in smc_init(); it is implicitly initialised to zero anyhow. Add HLIST_HEAD_INIT to the definitions for clarity.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cc9d0ac22d02f1ba1884de5d6de9eaf8b45d82d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2006605006e5a4a11d93e1ebdbbe95764d24276f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/55cba6b883b41e5922c00ba9d4e3262131f46f1b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ec939367e700722ffbb1b7cacccbb1a3cf0ebd1 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c96e497d5ada0b90e99bf58f893aa2b73dcfbc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e4389b0038781f19f97895186ed941ff8ac1678 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdc79c05cc375f68ae87b0c74fdaac1a5c93155a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7a758313011885347b854e97cb95903ef3c3f7 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 1 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-667CWE-662
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