In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: fix mm lifecycle in open-coded task_vma iterator
The open-coded task_vma iterator reads task->mm locklessly and acquires mmap_read_trylock() but never calls mmget(). If the task exits concurrently, the mm_struct can be freed as it is not SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, resulting in a use-after-free.
Safely read task->mm with a trylock on alloc_lock and acquire an mm reference. Drop the reference via bpf_iter_mmput_async() in _destroy() and error paths. bpf_iter_mmput_async() is a local wrapper around mmput_async() with a fallback to mmput() on !CONFIG_MMU.
Reject irqs-disabled contexts (including NMI) up front. Operations used by _next() and _destroy() (mmap_read_unlock, bpf_iter_mmput_async) take spinlocks with IRQs disabled (pool->lock, pi_lock). Running from NMI or from a tracepoint that fires with those locks held could deadlock.
A trylock on alloc_lock is used instead of the blocking task_lock() (get_task_mm) to avoid a deadlock when a softirq BPF program iterates a task that already holds its alloc_lock on the same CPU.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.33-63.124Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-devel | Jul 8, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade 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linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k | Jul 20, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
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