CVE-2026-74360

bpf: Reject exclusive maps for bpf_map_elem iterators

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Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:58 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject exclusive maps for bpf_map_elem iterators Exclusive maps (aka excl_prog_hash) are meant to be reachable only from the single program whose hash matches. This is enforced by check_map_prog_compatibility() when the map is referenced from a program such as signed BPF loaders. A bpf_map_elem iterator, however, binds its target map at attach time in bpf_iter_attach_map() instead of referencing it from the program, so the exclusivity check is never reached. On top of that, the iterator exposes the map value as a writable buffer.

Affected

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

6.18 ≤ v < 6.18.406.18 ≤ v < 7.1.56.18 ≤ v < 7.26.18baefdbdf6812e120c9fba9cfb101d3656f478026
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c56ee343f9412d81918635c3e25e22a5dd6d87e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5cf2c85b1231218a3e3e9f188afb4fe2e17903d5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c3da741d5b2119c61c4498bc936f0fc1dbc3c79b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (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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