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CVE-2026-93137NVD
Vulnerability Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix use-after-free on mm_struct in bpf_find_vma()
bpf_find_vma() reads task->mm and calls mmap_read_trylock(mm) without
holding a reference on the mm. On a foreign task, a concurrent exit_mm()
can free the mm_struct between the lockless read and the trylock,
resulting in a use-after-free. mm_struct is not SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU.
For the current task, task->mm is stable. For a foreign task, pin the mm
under task->alloc_lock and release it with mmput_async(), mirroring commit
d8e27d2d22b6 ("bpf: fix mm lifecycle in open-coded task_vma iterator").
Use spin_trylock() instead of get_task_mm() so BPF context does not block
on alloc_lock. Reject irqs-disabled contexts and !CONFIG_MMU on the
foreign-task path because dropping the mm reference is not safe there.
Race:
CPU0 (BPF program) CPU1 (exiting task)
============================ ==========================
bpf_find_vma(foreign_task):
mm = task->mm
exit_mm():
task->mm = NULL
mmput(mm) -> frees mm_struct
mmap_read_trylock(mm)
// UAF on mm
bpf: Fix use-after-free on mm_struct in bpf_find_vma()
bpf_find_vma() reads task->mm and calls mmap_read_trylock(mm) without
holding a reference on the mm. On a foreign task, a concurrent exit_mm()
can free the mm_struct between the lockless read and the trylock,
resulting in a use-after-free. mm_struct is not SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU.
For the current task, task->mm is stable. For a foreign task, pin the mm
under task->alloc_lock and release it with mmput_async(), mirroring commit
d8e27d2d22b6 ("bpf: fix mm lifecycle in open-coded task_vma iterator").
Use spin_trylock() instead of get_task_mm() so BPF context does not block
on alloc_lock. Reject irqs-disabled contexts and !CONFIG_MMU on the
foreign-task path because dropping the mm reference is not safe there.
Race:
CPU0 (BPF program) CPU1 (exiting task)
============================ ==========================
bpf_find_vma(foreign_task):
mm = task->mm
exit_mm():
task->mm = NULL
mmput(mm) -> frees mm_struct
mmap_read_trylock(mm)
// UAF on mm
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 >= 7c7e3d31e7856a8260a254f8c71db416f7f9f5a1 and < db347840d6b6ee9bb9b8e4a985d4b4419f9f3200
- Linux Linux >= 7c7e3d31e7856a8260a254f8c71db416f7f9f5a1 and < 8e1101fc4118019a69c96ced4aec93164f89cbd5
- Linux Linux >= 7c7e3d31e7856a8260a254f8c71db416f7f9f5a1 and < c7ad910e987008e125eeff448892e86852173384
- Linux Linux >= 7c7e3d31e7856a8260a254f8c71db416f7f9f5a1 and < 86d54cf069fc5ae2e111c87933bebf6eb527978e
- Linux Linux >= 7c7e3d31e7856a8260a254f8c71db416f7f9f5a1 and < 2b2a903bee56d312539046d9defa8023eec94760
- Linux Linux >= 7c7e3d31e7856a8260a254f8c71db416f7f9f5a1 and < 47b079e2117a2ee52e21f8b72935900c702fc0b5
- Linux Linux >= 5.17
- Linux Linux db347840d6b6ee9bb9b8e4a985d4b4419f9f3200
- Linux Linux 8e1101fc4118019a69c96ced4aec93164f89cbd5
- Linux Linux c7ad910e987008e125eeff448892e86852173384
- Linux Linux 86d54cf069fc5ae2e111c87933bebf6eb527978e
- Linux Linux 2b2a903bee56d312539046d9defa8023eec94760
- Linux Linux 47b079e2117a2ee52e21f8b72935900c702fc0b5
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db347840d6b6ee9bb9b8e4a985d4b4419f9f3200
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e1101fc4118019a69c96ced4aec93164f89cbd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7ad910e987008e125eeff448892e86852173384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86d54cf069fc5ae2e111c87933bebf6eb527978e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b2a903bee56d312539046d9defa8023eec94760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b079e2117a2ee52e21f8b72935900c702fc0b5