Linux Kernel up to 7.1.4 BPF out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component BPF. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-74305. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.4. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component BPF. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Tighten cgroup storage cookie checks for prog arrays The fix in commit abad3d0bad72 ("bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage") is still incomplete. The prog-array compatibility check treats a program with no cgroup storage as compatible with any stored storage cookie. This allows a storage-less program to bridge a tail call chain between an entry program and a storage-using callee even though cgroup local storage at runtime still follows the caller's context, that is, A -> B(no storage) -> C(storage) path. Requiring exact cookie equality would break the legitimate case of a storage-less leaf program being tail called from a storage-using one. Instead, only accept a zero storage cookie if the program cannot perform tail calls itself. This keeps A -> B(no storage) working while rejecting the A -> B(no storage) -> C(storage) bridge.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-74305 since 08/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/15/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5 or 7.2-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 87177497cca90bf4fcfb759eb898560eb5b46a10/1c762d28698483ce7c372091f34d86e4d4828652/eb73056ce2a6f101ddd3bdba89af6b24ebffff85/9ca06849c4239aa2d580c54651f8588c51cb398b/46fbafe3d2d569d828e8d24a7dbe1659f63685cf/cb22dc79528eb26a46d346c3118dbd6b14c70609/10627ddc0167aab5c1c390a10ef461e9937aba08 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.15.212/6.1.178/6.6.145/6.12.97/6.18.40/7.1.5/7.2-rc1
Patch: 87177497cca90bf4fcfb759eb898560eb5b46a10/1c762d28698483ce7c372091f34d86e4d4828652/eb73056ce2a6f101ddd3bdba89af6b24ebffff85/9ca06849c4239aa2d580c54651f8588c51cb398b/46fbafe3d2d569d828e8d24a7dbe1659f63685cf/cb22dc79528eb26a46d346c3118dbd6b14c70609/10627ddc0167aab5c1c390a10ef461e9937aba08

Timelineinfo

08/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
08/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-74305 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74305
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-390278

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2026 09:21
Changes: 08/15/2026 09:21 (58)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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