CVE-2026-23319
Published: Mar 25, 2026
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix a UAF issue in bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim The root cause of this bug is that when 'bpf_link_put' reduces the refcount of 'shim_link->link.link' to zero, the resource is considered released but may still be referenced via 'tr->progs_hlist' in 'cgroup_shim_find'. The actual cleanup of 'tr->progs_hlist' in 'bpf_shim_tramp_link_release' is deferred. During this window, another process can cause a use-after-free via 'bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim'. Based on Martin KaFai Lau's suggestions, I have created a simple patch. To fix this: Add an atomic non-zero check in 'bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim'. Only increment the refcount if it is not already zero. Testing: I verified the fix by adding a delay in 'bpf_shim_tramp_link_release' to make the bug easier to trigger: static void bpf_shim_tramp_link_release(struct bpf_link *link) { /* ... */ if (!shim_link->trampoline) return; + msleep(100); WARN_ON_ONCE(bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&shim_link->link, shim_link->trampoline, NULL)); bpf_trampoline_put(shim_link->trampoline); } Before the patch, running a PoC easily reproduced the crash(almost 100%) with a call trace similar to KaiyanM's report. After the patch, the bug no longer occurs even after millions of iterations.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < 529e685e522b9d7fb379dbe6929dcdf520e34c8caffected 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < 9b02c5c4147f8af8ed783c8deb5df927a55c3951affected 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < cfcfa0ca0212162aa472551266038e8fd6768cffaffected 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < 3eeddb80191f7626ec1ef742bfff51ec3b0fa5c2affected 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < 4e8a0005d633a4adc98e3b65d5080f93b90d356b+1 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 6.0unaffected 0 - < 6.0unaffected 6.1.167 - <= 6.1.*unaffected 6.6.130 - <= 6.6.*unaffected 6.12.77 - <= 6.12.*+3 more versions |
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