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CVE-2026-90317NVD
Vulnerability Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Invalidate RCU pointers after final spin unlock
In a sleepable BPF program, a spin lock can provide the only RCU protection
for a kptr. The final bpf_spin_unlock() ends that protection, but the
verifier leaves the pointer valid. Another CPU can then free the object
before the pointer is used. A capability-limited runtime PoC triggered a
task_struct use-after-free in __bpf_get_task_stack().
Record whether the program is in an RCU-protected context before releasing
the lock. Invalidate RCU-protected pointers only when the unlock leaves the
final such context. This preserves valid pointers in non-sleepable programs
and inside an explicit RCU read-side section.
bpf: Invalidate RCU pointers after final spin unlock
In a sleepable BPF program, a spin lock can provide the only RCU protection
for a kptr. The final bpf_spin_unlock() ends that protection, but the
verifier leaves the pointer valid. Another CPU can then free the object
before the pointer is used. A capability-limited runtime PoC triggered a
task_struct use-after-free in __bpf_get_task_stack().
Record whether the program is in an RCU-protected context before releasing
the lock. Invalidate RCU-protected pointers only when the unlock leaves the
final such context. This preserves valid pointers in non-sleepable programs
and inside an explicit RCU read-side section.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- Linux Linux >= 5861d1e8dbc4e1a03ebffb96ac041026cdd34c07 and < 7ae71629357d0a6d0bdadb929c7b296d5b7e61c2
- Linux Linux >= 5861d1e8dbc4e1a03ebffb96ac041026cdd34c07 and < 180c7000712db77063b3a26f4c97e7dd9038f449
- Linux Linux >= 6.6
- Linux Linux 7ae71629357d0a6d0bdadb929c7b296d5b7e61c2
- Linux Linux 180c7000712db77063b3a26f4c97e7dd9038f449