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TI-2026-55998 Aliases CVE-2026-80985GHSA-439p-4phc-pprq

net/smc: carry oversized SMC-Rv2 LLC messages in the queue entry

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: carry oversized SMC-Rv2 LLC messages in the queue entry smc_llc_rmt_delete_rkey() and smc_llc_save_add_link_rkeys() read the part of a v2 message that does not fit into the 44-byte union smc_llc_msg, and both bound themselves by the size of the buffer it landed in, not by what arrived. On a link with a shared v2 receive buffer a 44-byte DELETE_RKEY_V2 declaring 255 rkeys reaches rkey[9..254] in whatever an earlier message left in lgr->wr_rx_buf_v2, and passes each of them to smc_rtoken_delete(). One of those 255 matched a registered rtoken and deleted it. An ADD_LINK on such a link installs up to 255 rtokens from the same bytes. Copy the tail into the queue entry, so its length is the length of the message that arrived, and declare the rkeys that fit inline as a member of the union instead of reaching them through a cast. The same DELETE_RKEY_V2 now processes the 9 rkeys it carries. The copy is limited to the longest tail the two functions can read, so the peer does not pick the size of the entry. The bound the previous patch placed on links without a shared v2 receive buffer is no longer needed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00526 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.14 and later6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.14 and later Fixed in 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:83207 Released 2026-10-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • 10Base-SMTV kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.66.1.el10_2 +9
  • RHSA-2026:83156 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8 +28
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
10Base-SMTVFixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:83156
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:83156
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:83156
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:83156
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:83207
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:83156
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80985
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-439p-4phc-pprq
  3. 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83156 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83207 · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-16 Fix available: 10Base-SMTV, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) +9 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  7. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Other 3

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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