CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64005

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the SMC (Shared Memory Communications) module. The smc_init() function unnecessarily and dangerously re-initializes the smc_v*_hashinfo.ht hashtables, which can corrupt the hash list if entries already exist and are in use.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential corruption of kernel data structures, leading to unpredictable system behavior, including kernel panic or potential security breaches through manipulation of hash lists.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that removes the unnecessary and dangerous re-initialization of hashtables in the SMC module.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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