Linux Kernel up to 6.18.51/7.2.5 Extable emit_atomic_ld_st information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.51/7.2.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function emit_atomic_ld_st of the component Extable Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-92517. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.51/7.2.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function emit_atomic_ld_st of the component Extable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, riscv: Fix extable handling for arena load_acquire emit_atomic_ld_st() returns 1 to have build_body() skip the zext after a sub-word load_acquire. The caller does "ret = ret ?: add_exception_handler(...)", which skips add_exception_handler() on any non-zero ret, so the extable entry is missing and a faulting PROBE_ATOMIC load_acquire oopses. REG_DONT_CLEAR_MARKER leaves rd stale on fault, and the verifier still thinks the load overwrote it, so a program can leak it through a map. Check ret >= 0 before calling add_exception_handler(), and pass rd for LOAD_ACQ so the fault zeroes rd like a PROBE_MEM load. Return ret unchanged for the zext skip.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-92517 since 09/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.18.52, 7.2.6 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 26d9496c826586338d1b8c27edfec4a19a89f462/08fe2eaa609180c1baeb76c2629a9c82263b0427/5eb8921371c6fd117d4a328b6053dfda38707df8 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
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• 6.18.13
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• 6.18.17
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• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
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• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
• 6.18.32
• 6.18.33
• 6.18.34
• 6.18.35
• 6.18.36
• 6.18.37
• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 6.18.40
• 6.18.41
• 6.18.42
• 6.18.43
• 6.18.44
• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 6.18.51
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

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
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1
Patch: 26d9496c826586338d1b8c27edfec4a19a89f462/08fe2eaa609180c1baeb76c2629a9c82263b0427/5eb8921371c6fd117d4a328b6053dfda38707df8

Timelineinfo

09/16/2026 CVE reserved
09/17/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-92517 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-92517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-407015

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2026 22:35
Changes: 09/17/2026 22:35 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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