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CVE-2026-98060

Linux: bpf: Reject resilient lock operations in rbtree callbacks

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 in71930202a0a0c49f0a3b45b41907a074cb780266Also 7b7b8b5960102566bd625ae829d1f330c5b5d104CVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 71930202a0a0c49f0a3b45b41907a074cb780266LinuxCVE List
  • 7b7b8b5960102566bd625ae829d1f330c5b5d104LinuxCVE List

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Description

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

bpf: Reject resilient lock operations in rbtree callbacks

__bpf_rbtree_add() keeps parent and link pointers live across calls to the program-supplied comparison callback. The verifier therefore requires the root's lock to remain held throughout the callback.

The helper path enforces this rule for bpf_spin_lock() and bpf_spin_unlock(), but the resilient lock kfunc argument path does not. Since resilient locks may protect BPF rbtree roots, a callback can release the root lock and let another CPU remove and free the node referenced by the in-progress tree walk. The walk then resumes using freed pointers.

Reject resilient lock kfuncs in an rbtree comparison callback, matching the existing policy for the spin lock helpers. Resilient-lock-protected trees remain valid when their comparison callbacks leave lock state alone.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 8

  • Linuxaffected: 0de2046137f976e7302d43ac01d9894d07ac1fff before cc2e065ed206aecd9b94564779244f3ffb26e356CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 0de2046137f976e7302d43ac01d9894d07ac1fff before 71930202a0a0c49f0a3b45b41907a074cb780266CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 0de2046137f976e7302d43ac01d9894d07ac1fff before 7b7b8b5960102566bd625ae829d1f330c5b5d104CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.15CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.15CVE 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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