bpf: Disable xfrm_decode_session hook attachment
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Disable xfrm_decode_session hook attachment BPF LSM programs can currently attach to xfrm_decode_session(). That hook may return an error, but security_skb_classify_flow() calls it from a void path and triggers BUG_ON() if an error is returned. Disable BPF attachment to the hook to prevent a BPF LSM program from turning packet classification into a full panic.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80669
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx3x-jwr3-p8vv
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa265d47308775c5501073b08133623bcb5421f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b44c6660aa1c9b843e450a623ac4a8484919dce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ae780d173ef40d4f7cb76935dc2d55fbf380009
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49fa1be621dde8f526d36e5791aded8fafda1e9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb3b6a5c3c5cc814eae4ff0212fdced36f8bce9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12091470c6b4c1c14b2de12dcbae2ada6cb6d20b
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80669 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80669 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qx3x-jwr3-p8vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80669 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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