# CVE-2022-49905: net/smc: Fix possible leaked pernet namespace in smc\_init()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.78, 6.0.8
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 194730a9beb52d2b030ea45e12d94868d4a0e6fd, fixed in 61defd6450a9ef4a1487090449999b0fd83518ef; from 194730a9beb52d2b030ea45e12d94868d4a0e6fd, fixed in c97daf836f7caf81d3144b8cd2b2a51f9bc3bd09; from 194730a9beb52d2b030ea45e12d94868d4a0e6fd, fixed in 62ff373da2534534c55debe6c724c7fe14adb97f
- Linux: 5.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.14.0, fixed in 5.15.78; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.0.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Fix possible leaked pernet namespace in smc_init() In smc_init(), register_pernet_subsys(&smc_net_stat_ops) is called without any error handling. If it fails, registering of &smc_net_ops won't be reverted. And if smc_nl_init() fails, &smc_net_stat_ops itself won't be reverted. This leaves wild ops in subsystem linkedlist and when another module tries to call register_pernet_operations() it triggers page fault: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffbfff81b964c RIP: 0010:register_pernet_operations+0x1b9/0x5f0 Call Trace: <TASK> register_pernet_subsys+0x29/0x40 ebtables_init+0x58/0x1000 [ebtables] ...

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.78, 6.0.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61defd6450a9ef4a1487090449999b0fd83518ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c97daf836f7caf81d3144b8cd2b2a51f9bc3bd09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ff373da2534534c55debe6c724c7fe14adb97f

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