CVE-2026-23319
EUVD-2026-1526925.03.2026, 11:16
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix a UAF issue in bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim
The root cause of this bug is that when 'bpf_link_put' reduces the
refcount of 'shim_link->link.link' to zero, the resource is considered
released but may still be referenced via 'tr->progs_hlist' in
'cgroup_shim_find'. The actual cleanup of 'tr->progs_hlist' in
'bpf_shim_tramp_link_release' is deferred. During this window, another
process can cause a use-after-free via 'bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim'.
Based on Martin KaFai Lau's suggestions, I have created a simple patch.
To fix this:
Add an atomic non-zero check in 'bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim'.
Only increment the refcount if it is not already zero.
Testing:
I verified the fix by adding a delay in
'bpf_shim_tramp_link_release' to make the bug easier to trigger:
static void bpf_shim_tramp_link_release(struct bpf_link *link)
{
/* ... */
if (!shim_link->trampoline)
return;
+ msleep(100);
WARN_ON_ONCE(bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&shim_link->link,
shim_link->trampoline, NULL));
bpf_trampoline_put(shim_link->trampoline);
}
Before the patch, running a PoC easily reproduced the crash(almost 100%)
with a call trace similar to KaiyanM's report.
After the patch, the bug no longer occurs even after millions of
iterations.EnginsightAffected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0.1 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.1.167 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.6.130 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.7 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.12.77 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.13 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.18.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.19.7 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc6 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc7 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
openSUSE / SLES Releases
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| kernel-64kb |
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| kernel-default |
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| kernel-default-base |
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| kernel-docs |
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| kernel-macros |
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| kernel-obs-build |
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| kernel-source |
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| kernel-syms |
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| kernel-zfcpdump |
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Common Weakness Enumeration
References