bpf: Fix WARNING in bpf_tracing_link_release
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix WARNING in bpf_tracing_link_release The trampoline could be corrupted by the blindly 'tr->flags = BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX' in verifier. 1. A fexit attached to a tail_call_reachable prog. 'tr->flags' became 'BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG | BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX'. And, the trampoline would poke the target prog's nop insn using jmp insn instead of call insn. 2. Another fexit loaded with the same tail_call_reachable prog target. 'tr->flags' became 'BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX'. 3. Close the first fexit link. Due to no BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG in 'tr->flags', the trampoline will fail to restore the prog's nop insn using call insn. [ 3.410719] WARNING: kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3551 at bpf_tracing_link_release+0x53/0x60, CPU#1: test_progs/98 ... [ 3.428793] bpf_link_free+0x58/0x130 [ 3.429293] bpf_link_release+0x23/0x30 Fix the warning by updating 'tr->flags' with '|=' and lock.
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 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.6
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 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 →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 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: 5 products
- 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92485
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhjv-qj57-f47f
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/Linux@094f0a895cf97a993d06d5dc4c12e7cb7da845a5, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a5c6316052f0ff1467221ecf2996cbab0a496b1e +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@1757598b3804f7cb35b5b5e02558f6d8b9c2f254, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1757598b3804f7cb35b5b5e02558f6d8b9c2f254
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5c6316052f0ff1467221ecf2996cbab0a496b1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d02035c5eb4955616efc5c6dbe3d98f19d798cb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/094f0a895cf97a993d06d5dc4c12e7cb7da845a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a0209d8da0d90a7b0a0db19d1ff88027b13781
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61aaa8782bec59ecffd22e030f54ef9351bcabf9
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Sources
- CVE-2026-92485 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92485 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhjv-qj57-f47f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92485 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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