CVE-2026-92485

bpf: Fix WARNING in bpf_tracing_link_release

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 17, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix WARNING in bpf_tracing_link_release The trampoline could be corrupted by the blindly 'tr->flags = BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX' in verifier. 1. A fexit attached to a tail_call_reachable prog. 'tr->flags' became 'BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG | BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX'. And, the trampoline would poke the target prog's nop insn using jmp insn instead of call insn. 2. Another fexit loaded with the same tail_call_reachable prog target. 'tr->flags' became 'BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX'. 3. Close the first fexit link. Due to no BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG in 'tr->flags', the trampoline will fail to restore the prog's nop insn using call insn. [ 3.410719] WARNING: kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3551 at bpf_tracing_link_release+0x53/0x60, CPU#1: test_progs/98 ... [ 3.428793] bpf_link_free+0x58/0x130 [ 3.429293] bpf_link_release+0x23/0x30 Fix the warning by updating 'tr->flags' with '|=' and lock.

Affected

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

028480eaf2a1401e914a1fa1a4a21d877cf0ae3028480eaf2a1401e914a1fa1a4a21d877cf0ae302b5dcb31a19a2e0acd869b12c9db9b2d696ef5446.1.726.5.126.6.26.7605c8d8f9966fcd2f0b858fabebe416fc83f22098f873cc3f67f2257493063e57d0caf07ef889ee9
Vendor states this is fixed in 48a0209d8da0d90a7b0a0db19d1ff88027b13781 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 61aaa8782bec59ecffd22e030f54ef9351bcabf9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.57 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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