CVE-2026-72110

bpf,fork: wipe ->bpf_storage before bailouts that access it

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf,fork: wipe ->bpf_storage before bailouts that access it Currently, copy_process() can bail out to free_task() before p->bpf_storage has been initialized, with this call graph (shown here for the !CONFIG_MEMCG case): copy_process dup_task_struct arch_dup_task_struct [copies the entire task_struct, including ->bpf_storage member] [RLIMIT_NPROC check fails] delayed_free_task free_task bpf_task_storage_free rcu_dereference(task->bpf_storage) bpf_local_storage_destroy In this case, the nascent task's ->bpf_storage member that bpf_local_storage_destroy() operates on is a plain copy of the parent's ->bpf_storage pointer, not a real initialized pointer. This leads to badness (kernel hangs, UAF). This is reachable as long as the process calling fork() has been inserted into a task storage map.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.13a10787e6d58c24b51e91c19c6d16c5da89fcaa4b
Vendor states this is fixed in 43f0005f81b8ce3be962d653cde8db9022f1e9b0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7df67a4799067a59e6a2d53f8059a6be6e73e678 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9b51a6155d14389876916726430da30eabb1d4ed (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9cff220ddb65b022cc668bb652200742476e744c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in aff686efd38728e06daf12417a0d7ed454ce4cff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c3fd6f28c7ce1142a3b23dbb840eaa4777de1d74 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c4f626ddf2350652ad2f79daf1f10847f3f6eabd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.217 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.184 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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