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A caller can therefore point the\nsame ring_fd at a different io_ring_ctx between two BPF_LINK_CREATE\ncalls.\n\nThe second registration passes the ctx->bpf_ops check (the new ctx has\nnone) and overwrites ops->priv, orphaning the first ctx. Teardown\n(io_eject_bpf()/bpf_io_unreg()) only reaches a ctx through ops->priv, so\nthe orphaned ctx is never torn down: its ctx->loop_step keeps pointing\ninto the struct_ops trampoline, which is freed once the map is gone. A\nlater io_uring_enter() on the orphaned ring then calls the dangling\nctx->loop_step from io_run_loop() -- a use-after-free of freed\nexecutable memory, reachable by a task with CAP_BPF + CAP_PERFMON.\n\nReject registration when ops->priv is already set, as hid_bpf_reg()\ndoes for its struct_ops.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"Linux","published_at":"2026-08-15 06:21:25","updated_at":"2026-08-17 06:18:10"},"problem_types":[],"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","type":"Secondary","score":"7.8","severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"3.1","source":"CNA","type":"DECLARED","score":"7.8","severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afc64c61ce906a04f073ca350b46de10e8302f9","name":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afc64c61ce906a04f073ca350b46de10e8302f9","refsource":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0639ea767fe04c288a8d6cb826100fe3d95d4936","name":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0639ea767fe04c288a8d6cb826100fe3d95d4936","refsource":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72112","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72112","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 98f37634b12b17ad5c56db8fb63cf9d7dc55d74c 0639ea767fe04c288a8d6cb826100fe3d95d4936 git","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 98f37634b12b17ad5c56db8fb63cf9d7dc55d74c 3afc64c61ce906a04f073ca350b46de10e8302f9 git","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 7.1","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 7.1 semver","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":{"cve_year":"2026","cve_id":"72112","cve":"CVE-2026-72112","epss":"0.001540000","percentile":"0.050520000","score_date":"2026-08-17","updated_at":"2026-08-18 00:11:47"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Linux","programFiles":["io_uring/bpf-ops.c"],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"lessThan":"0639ea767fe04c288a8d6cb826100fe3d95d4936","status":"affected","version":"98f37634b12b17ad5c56db8fb63cf9d7dc55d74c","versionType":"git"},{"lessThan":"3afc64c61ce906a04f073ca350b46de10e8302f9","status":"affected","version":"98f37634b12b17ad5c56db8fb63cf9d7dc55d74c","versionType":"git"}]},{"defaultStatus":"affected","product":"Linux","programFiles":["io_uring/bpf-ops.c"],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"7.1"},{"lessThan":"7.1","status":"unaffected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","status":"unaffected","version":"7.1.5","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","version":"7.2","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"cpeMatch":[{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.5","versionStartIncluding":"7.1","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"7.2","versionStartIncluding":"7.1","vulnerable":true}],"negate":false,"operator":"OR"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nio_uring/bpf-ops: reject re-registration of an already-bound ops\n\nio_install_bpf() only rejects a second registration on the ctx side\n(ctx->bpf_ops) and sets the per-map back-pointer ops->priv\nunconditionally. The struct_ops link path never advances a map past\nBPF_STRUCT_OPS_STATE_READY, so the same io_uring_bpf_ops map can be\nregistered more than once, and bpf_io_reg() re-resolves the target ring\nvia fget(ops->ring_fd) on every call. A caller can therefore point the\nsame ring_fd at a different io_ring_ctx between two BPF_LINK_CREATE\ncalls.\n\nThe second registration passes the ctx->bpf_ops check (the new ctx has\nnone) and overwrites ops->priv, orphaning the first ctx. Teardown\n(io_eject_bpf()/bpf_io_unreg()) only reaches a ctx through ops->priv, so\nthe orphaned ctx is never torn down: its ctx->loop_step keeps pointing\ninto the struct_ops trampoline, which is freed once the map is gone. A\nlater io_uring_enter() on the orphaned ring then calls the dangling\nctx->loop_step from io_run_loop() -- a use-after-free of freed\nexecutable memory, reachable by a task with CAP_BPF + CAP_PERFMON.\n\nReject registration when ops->priv is already set, as hid_bpf_reg()\ndoes for its struct_ops."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:L - The bug is reached only through local bpf() syscalls (BPF_MAP_CREATE/UPDATE_ELEM, BPF_PROG_LOAD, BPF_LINK_CREATE) and io_uring_setup/io_uring_enter on an orphaned ring; per kernel guidance io_uring and BPF are Local attack vectors with no remote packet path.\nAC:L - Exploitation is fully deterministic and attacker-controlled: create two DEFER_TASKRUN rings, link the same struct_ops map twice after dup2 repointing ring_fd, free the map/link, then io_uring_enter on the orphaned ring; no race or conditions outside attacker control are required.\nPR:L - The commit requires CAP_BPF and CAP_PERFMON, but bpf_token_capable() can delegate these into non-init user namespaces via BPF tokens in containerized deployments, and io_uring is commonly available to local users; under uncertainty this is scored Low rather than High.\nUI:N - No victim interaction is needed; once the attacker has BPF and io_uring access they can perform every setup, teardown, and triggering step themselves without any other user opening files or taking action.\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel memory and execution within the same kernel security authority (standard local privilege-escalation/memory-corruption class), not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or other cross-scope boundary.\nC:H - Orphaned ctx->loop_step retains a pointer into a freed BPF struct_ops trampoline page; executing or dereferencing that UAF can expose reclaimed slab contents and supports building arbitrary read primitives, so confidentiality impact is High per UAF guidance.\nI:H - The dangling loop_step calls freed executable trampoline memory from io_run_loop(); with heap grooming an attacker can reclaim those pages with controlled contents, enabling control-flow hijack and arbitrary kernel write, so integrity impact is High.\nA:H - Invoking the dangling ctx->loop_step after trampoline teardown causes use-after-free of executable kernel memory during io_uring_enter, which can reliably trigger kernel oops, BUG, or panic and is repeatable on demand."}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:40:26.740Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0639ea767fe04c288a8d6cb826100fe3d95d4936"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afc64c61ce906a04f073ca350b46de10e8302f9"}],"title":"io_uring/bpf-ops: reject re-registration of an already-bound ops","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2026-72112","datePublished":"2026-08-15T05:52:53.275Z","dateReserved":"2026-08-09T03:40:39.906Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:40:26.740Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2026-08-15 06:21:25","lastModifiedDate":"2026-08-17 06:18:10","problem_types":[],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":5.9}]},"configurations":[]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"72112","Ordinal":"1","Title":"io_uring/bpf-ops: reject re-registration of an already-bound ops","CVE":"CVE-2026-72112","Year":"2026"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"72112","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nio_uring/bpf-ops: reject re-registration of an already-bound ops\n\nio_install_bpf() only rejects a second registration on the ctx side\n(ctx->bpf_ops) and sets the per-map back-pointer ops->priv\nunconditionally. The struct_ops link path never advances a map past\nBPF_STRUCT_OPS_STATE_READY, so the same io_uring_bpf_ops map can be\nregistered more than once, and bpf_io_reg() re-resolves the target ring\nvia fget(ops->ring_fd) on every call. A caller can therefore point the\nsame ring_fd at a different io_ring_ctx between two BPF_LINK_CREATE\ncalls.\n\nThe second registration passes the ctx->bpf_ops check (the new ctx has\nnone) and overwrites ops->priv, orphaning the first ctx. Teardown\n(io_eject_bpf()/bpf_io_unreg()) only reaches a ctx through ops->priv, so\nthe orphaned ctx is never torn down: its ctx->loop_step keeps pointing\ninto the struct_ops trampoline, which is freed once the map is gone. A\nlater io_uring_enter() on the orphaned ring then calls the dangling\nctx->loop_step from io_run_loop() -- a use-after-free of freed\nexecutable memory, reachable by a task with CAP_BPF + CAP_PERFMON.\n\nReject registration when ops->priv is already set, as hid_bpf_reg()\ndoes for its struct_ops.","Type":"Description","Title":"io_uring/bpf-ops: reject re-registration of an already-bound ops"}]}}}