bpf: Reject writes through untrusted BTF pointers
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: Reject writes through untrusted BTF pointers check_ptr_to_btf_access() lets program-type btf_struct_access callbacks validate writes before the default BTF access path rejects non-read accesses. That bypasses the read-only policy for untrusted BTF pointers created by helpers such as bpf_rdonly_cast(). Reject non-read accesses through PTR_UNTRUSTED BTF pointers at the common entry point, before the callback branch to handle all cases.
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 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6, 7.3
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
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-2026-93144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrhc-5724-pxfq
- 2026-10-05 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@644cf4e77c2770d4246f6d12f99bc80d253b0ec6 · CNA
- 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@56f92fecd80419567288b7972caa90107033836e, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56f92fecd80419567288b7972caa90107033836e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4dc883447ae38c4e22a29cc016046fa65d88994
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/644cf4e77c2770d4246f6d12f99bc80d253b0ec6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d5566b84ca1af0256d0d0003e1a081580c3ba3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac65c710cc643cbc52b899627577357867249530
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Sources
- CVE-2026-93144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrhc-5724-pxfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-93144 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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