Linux Kernel up to 6.6.140/6.12.90/6.18.32/7.0.9 bpf net.core bpf_jit_blind_constants prog memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.140/6.12.90/6.18.32/7.0.9. Affected by this issue is the function bpf_jit_blind_constants of the file net.core of the component bpf. The manipulation of the argument prog leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-53094. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.140/6.12.90/6.18.32/7.0.9 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function bpf_jit_blind_constants of the file net.core of the component bpf. The manipulation of the argument prog with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix stale offload->prog pointer after constant blinding When a dev-bound-only BPF program (BPF_F_XDP_DEV_BOUND_ONLY) undergoes JIT compilation with constant blinding enabled (bpf_jit_harden >= 2), bpf_jit_blind_constants() clones the program. The original prog is then freed in bpf_jit_prog_release_other(), which updates aux->prog to point to the surviving clone, but fails to update offload->prog. This leaves offload->prog pointing to the freed original program. When the network namespace is subsequently destroyed, cleanup_net() triggers bpf_dev_bound_netdev_unregister(), which iterates ondev->progs and calls __bpf_prog_offload_destroy(offload->prog). Accessing the freed prog causes a page fault: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc900085f1038 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:__bpf_prog_offload_destroy+0xc/0x80 Call Trace: __bpf_offload_dev_netdev_unregister+0x257/0x350 bpf_dev_bound_netdev_unregister+0x4a/0x90 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x2a2/0x660 ... cleanup_net+0x21a/0x320 The test sequence that triggers this reliably is: 1. Set net.core.bpf_jit_harden=2 (echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_harden) 2. Run xdp_metadata selftest, which creates a dev-bound-only XDP program on a veth inside a netns (./test_progs -t xdp_metadata) 3. cleanup_net -> page fault in __bpf_prog_offload_destroy Dev-bound-only programs are unique in that they have an offload structure but go through the normal JIT path instead of bpf_prog_offload_compile(). This means they are subject to constant blinding's prog clone-and-replace, while also having offload->prog that must stay in sync. Fix this by updating offload->prog in bpf_jit_prog_release_other(), alongside the existing aux->prog update. Both are back-pointers to the prog that must be kept in sync when the prog is replaced.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-53094 since 06/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/24/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33 or 7.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a713b72ff88cdab4d5d692908ab1259ada511f4d/25484c39d1ec82a0368798d956da3de5039b3fe8/059525cf18e69a9313baf947d8898c6ee7ca6b65/c79f8503d83d4665be461fb9e45e215d0380c67b/a1aa9ef47c299c5bbc30594d3c2f0589edf908e6 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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