bpf: Fix mmap_lock leak in irq_work path
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: 5 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: Fix mmap_lock leak in irq_work path stack_map_get_build_id_offset() introduced a per-CPU irq_work to defer mmap_read_unlock() from NMI context, and bpf_find_vma() later reused the same mmap_unlock_work. Both callers only check whether the work is busy before taking mmap_lock, so a nested caller can reuse the slot before the first caller queues it. Two read locks may then be acquired while only one deferred unlock runs, leaking a read lock and blocking exit_mmap(). Reserve the per-CPU slot before mmap_read_trylock(). Use the same wrapper in stackmap and bpf_find_vma() so both callers release the reservation on trylock failure. Keep rejecting the slot while the irq_work remains busy. Release it after the irq_work callback unlocks the mm.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.20, 5.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | 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-2026-90247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m447-wf7w-9qp4
- 2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@931f62311c058d79f29548f20943969bb441ce87 +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@d6d091873e12d1de36d7228c4f452e6cace3a23e · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6d091873e12d1de36d7228c4f452e6cace3a23e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6c9daf6097f9b39162b8e736a6ac7caf5ef6fc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/931f62311c058d79f29548f20943969bb441ce87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a052ad5edccf5319f50ed955de4368f8318a9f20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/051f2da26ce377f683b938a3382e0f16d02f3139
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa9dcacdcdf487f0ffef64bf67622f1caed509f1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m447-wf7w-9qp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90247 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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