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CVE-2026-98149

Linux: bpf: Fix percpu map update indexing with sparse CPU IDs

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.12%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in75b0a6db4300e4c2c9e97a0848deaa7acfb42fb7Fixed versionCVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 75b0a6db4300e4c2c9e97a0848deaa7acfb42fb7LinuxCVE List

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Description

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

bpf: Fix percpu map update indexing with sparse CPU IDs

Per-CPU array, hash, and cgroup storage map updates without BPF_F_CPU or BPF_F_ALL_CPUS use a value buffer whose per-CPU slots are packed in possible-CPU order. The buffer is sized as:

round_up(value_size, 8) * num_possible_cpus()

The update paths iterate over possible CPUs, but use the logical CPU ID to calculate the source offset:

value + size * cpu

This only works when possible CPU IDs are contiguous starting at zero.

For example, with a possible CPU mask of 0,2-3, the buffer contains three slots corresponding to CPUs 0, 2, and 3. CPU2 is therefore expected to use slot 1 and CPU3 slot 2. Instead, the current code uses slots 2 and 3 respectively, causing incorrect per-CPU values and an out-of-bounds read from the update buffer for CPU3.

The corresponding lookup paths already use a dense offset while iterating over possible CPUs. Do the same for the array, hash, and cgroup storage update paths, advancing the source offset once for each possible CPU. BPF_F_ALL_CPUS continues to use the same value for every CPU.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 6

  • Linuxaffected: 8eb76cb03f0f6c2bd7b15cf45dcffcd6bd07a360 before c16c62c91e5d6737a9fbb0a541b8b34610470a2bCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 8eb76cb03f0f6c2bd7b15cf45dcffcd6bd07a360 before 75b0a6db4300e4c2c9e97a0848deaa7acfb42fb7CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 7.0CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 7.0CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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