bpf: Fix stale offload->prog pointer after constant blinding
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-53094 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-24 17:17:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-24 17:17:23 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix stale offload->prog pointer after constant blinding When a dev-bound-only BPF program (BPF_F_XDP_DEV_BOUND_ONLY) undergoes JIT compilation with constant blinding enabled (bpf_jit_harden >= 2), bpf_jit_blind_constants() clones the program. The original prog is then freed in bpf_jit_prog_release_other(), which updates aux->prog to point to the surviving clone, but fails to update offload->prog. This leaves offload->prog pointing to the freed original program. When the network namespace is subsequently destroyed, cleanup_net() triggers bpf_dev_bound_netdev_unregister(), which iterates ondev->progs and calls __bpf_prog_offload_destroy(offload->prog). Accessing the freed prog causes a page fault: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc900085f1038 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:__bpf_prog_offload_destroy+0xc/0x80 Call Trace: __bpf_offload_dev_netdev_unregister+0x257/0x350 bpf_dev_bound_netdev_unregister+0x4a/0x90 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x2a2/0x660 ... cleanup_net+0x21a/0x320 The test sequence that triggers this reliably is: 1. Set net.core.bpf_jit_harden=2 (echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_harden) 2. Run xdp_metadata selftest, which creates a dev-bound-only XDP program on a veth inside a netns (./test_progs -t xdp_metadata) 3. cleanup_net -> page fault in __bpf_prog_offload_destroy Dev-bound-only programs are unique in that they have an offload structure but go through the normal JIT path instead of bpf_prog_offload_compile(). This means they are subject to constant blinding's prog clone-and-replace, while also having offload->prog that must stay in sync. Fix this by updating offload->prog in bpf_jit_prog_release_other(), alongside the existing aux->prog update. Both are back-pointers to the prog that must be kept in sync when the prog is replaced. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001680000 probability, percentile 0.063480000 (date 2026-06-25)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2b3486bc2d237ec345b3942b7be5deabf8c8fed1 a713b72ff88cdab4d5d692908ab1259ada511f4d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2b3486bc2d237ec345b3942b7be5deabf8c8fed1 25484c39d1ec82a0368798d956da3de5039b3fe8 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2b3486bc2d237ec345b3942b7be5deabf8c8fed1 059525cf18e69a9313baf947d8898c6ee7ca6b65 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2b3486bc2d237ec345b3942b7be5deabf8c8fed1 c79f8503d83d4665be461fb9e45e215d0380c67b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2b3486bc2d237ec345b3942b7be5deabf8c8fed1 a1aa9ef47c299c5bbc30594d3c2f0589edf908e6 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.3 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.3 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.141 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.91 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.33 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.10 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/059525cf18e69a9313baf947d8898c6ee7ca6b65 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/25484c39d1ec82a0368798d956da3de5039b3fe8 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a713b72ff88cdab4d5d692908ab1259ada511f4d | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1aa9ef47c299c5bbc30594d3c2f0589edf908e6 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/c79f8503d83d4665be461fb9e45e215d0380c67b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
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| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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