# CVE-2024-26615: net/smc: fix illegal rmb_desc access in SMC-D connection dump

> A local attacker can crash the Linux kernel by dumping SMC-D connections during establishment, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26615, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26615, GHSA-cf55-f79q-6cgp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26615

## What is CVE-2024-26615?

CVE-2024-26615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/smc: fix illegal rmb_desc access in SMC-D connection dump

A crash was found when dumping SMC-D connections. It can be reproduced
by following steps:

- run nginx/wrk test:
  smc_run nginx
  smc_run wrk -t 16 -c 1000 -d <duration> -H 'Connection: Close' <URL>

- continuously dump SMC-D connections in parallel:
  watch -n 1 'smcss -D'

 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030
 CPU: 2 PID: 7204 Comm: smcss Kdump: loaded Tainted: G	E      6.7.0+ #55
 RIP: 0010:__smc_diag_dump.constprop.0+0x5e5/0x620 [smc_diag]
 Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  ? __die+0x24/0x70
  ? page_fault_oops+0x66/0x150
  ? exc_page_fault+0x69/0x140
  ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
  ? __smc_diag_dump.constprop.0+0x5e5/0x620 [smc_diag]
  ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x35d/0x430
  ? __alloc_skb+0x77/0x170
  smc_diag_dump_proto+0xd0/0xf0 [smc_diag]
  smc_diag_dump+0x26/0x60 [smc_diag]
  netlink_dump+0x19f/0x320
  __netlink_dump_start+0x1dc/0x300
  smc_diag_handler_dump+0x6a/0x80 [smc_diag]
  ? __pfx_smc_diag_dump+0x10/0x10 [smc_diag]
  sock_diag_rcv_msg+0x121/0x140
  ? __pfx_sock_diag_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10
  netlink_rcv_skb+0x5a/0x110
  sock_diag_rcv+0x28/0x40
  netlink_unicast+0x22a/0x330
  netlink_sendmsg+0x1f8/0x420
  __sock_sendmsg+0xb0/0xc0
  ____sys_sendmsg+0x24e/0x300
  ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0x62/0x80
  ___sys_sendmsg+0x7c/0xd0
  ? __do_fault+0x34/0x160
  ? do_read_fault+0x5f/0x100
  ? do_fault+0xb0/0x110
  ? __handle_mm_fault+0x2b0/0x6c0
  __sys_sendmsg+0x4d/0x80
  do_syscall_64+0x69/0x180
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76

It is possible that the connection is in process of being established
when we dump it. Assumed that the connection has been registered in a
link group by smc_conn_create() but the rmb_desc has not yet been
initialized by smc_buf_create(), thus causing the illegal access to
conn->rmb_desc. So fix it by checking before dump.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26615?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26615?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.