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TI-2026-61259 Aliases CVE-2026-90217GHSA-xq4r-6342-2fvw

bpf: Compare iterator types during state pruning

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Compare iterator types during state pruning An iterator stack slot can be MEM_RCU or PTR_UNTRUSTED. These states must not be equal, or the verifier can prune an unsafe path. Compare the pointer type for STACK_ITER slots.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6 +1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.7 and later6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.7 and later Fixed in 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq4r-6342-2fvw
  3. 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@e4ab436d5ba61e4910fd49d24bb64ddb34d493d6 · CNA
  6. 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
  7. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  8. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@86bbaf9e6e4fa6c0dfb352e9e11fae328069233a · CNA
  9. 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
  10. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Other 4

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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