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CVE-2026-98039

Linux: bpf: Require MEM_PERCPU for percpu kptr stores

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.17%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in0bdd6121c8dd5f1764efe701ce26bb8e15acb172Also 048029ba1c793f8cabc4ad5eea765da01903f8f1CVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 0bdd6121c8dd5f1764efe701ce26bb8e15acb172LinuxCVE List
  • 048029ba1c793f8cabc4ad5eea765da01903f8f1LinuxCVE List

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Description

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

bpf: Require MEM_PERCPU for percpu kptr stores

map_kptr_match_type() treats perm_flags as the set of register type flags that a kptr field permits. Adding MEM_PERCPU to that set for BPF_KPTR_PERCPU does not require the source register to carry it, however. The subset test consequently accepts both a plain bpf_obj_new() allocation and a referenced kernel pointer into a __percpu_kptr map field.

Loads from the field are always marked MEM_PERCPU. Consumers then treat the stored value as the cookie returned by bpf_percpu_obj_new(): per-CPU pointer helpers relocate it, and map teardown selects the per-CPU free path. A plain allocation can therefore provide an arbitrary kernel read/write, while a kernel pointer can be relocated into an invalid address or sent through a missing destructor.

Require the source MEM_PERCPU flag to match the destination field kind. This preserves valid bpf_percpu_obj_new() stores and rejects both the program-BTF and kernel-BTF variants.

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Affected versions 10

  • Linuxaffected: 36d8bdf75a93190e5669b9d1d95994e13e15ba1d before aaa9cf7707d1c5c0d2ca9d40c8b71652ac1c3c3fCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 36d8bdf75a93190e5669b9d1d95994e13e15ba1d before 0bdd6121c8dd5f1764efe701ce26bb8e15acb172CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 36d8bdf75a93190e5669b9d1d95994e13e15ba1d before ad4ebae5dbc2d47b544aa54f03c12490065be08aCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 36d8bdf75a93190e5669b9d1d95994e13e15ba1d before 048029ba1c793f8cabc4ad5eea765da01903f8f1CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.7CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.7CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.111 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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