CVE-2026-46330: Linux kernel · Revert "net/smc: Introduce TCP ULP support
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in df31a6b0a3057e66994ad6ccf5d95b9b9514f033 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in df31a6b0a3057e66994ad6ccf5d95b9b9514f033, dc824ffc28e5c9d0020b6bee2651b4aceed5b2bf, dc24e03be0e4bb2aad1a9b272c4f86de3b11969a +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "net/smc: Introduce TCP ULP support" This reverts commit d7cd421da9da2cc7b4d25b8537f66db5c8331c40. As reported by Al Viro, the TCP ULP support for SMC is fundamentally broken. The implementation attempts to convert an active TCP socket into an SMC socket by modifying the underlying `struct file`, dentry, and inode in-place, which violates core VFS invariants that assume these structures are immutable for an open file, creating a risk of use after free errors and general system instability. Given the severity of this design flaw and the fact that cleaner alternatives (e.g., LD_PRELOAD, BPF) exist for legacy application transparency, the correct course of action is to remove this feature entirely.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/74d33525db50d9d95156c79cc874752654e66e70 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc824ffc28e5c9d0020b6bee2651b4aceed5b2bf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc24e03be0e4bb2aad1a9b272c4f86de3b11969a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c505d95c69e27dbf28fea29dc84d2498d69515c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df31a6b0a3057e66994ad6ccf5d95b9b9514f033 (opens in a new tab)