In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix use-after-free in offloaded map/prog info fill
When querying info for an offloaded BPF map or program, bpf_map_offload_info_fill_ns() and bpf_prog_offload_info_fill_ns() obtain the network namespace with get_net(dev_net(offmap->netdev)). However, the associated netdev's netns may be racing with teardown during netns destruction. If the netns refcount has already reached 0, get_net() performs a refcount_t increment on 0, triggering:
refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.
Although rtnl_lock and bpf_devs_lock ensure the netdev pointer remains valid, they cannot prevent the netns refcount from reaching zero.
Fix this by using maybe_get_net() instead of get_net(). maybe_get_net() uses refcount_inc_not_zero() and returns NULL if the refcount is already zero, which causes ns_get_path_cb() to fail and the caller to return -ENOENT -- the correct behavior when the netns is being destroyed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Sep 21, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracle-64k | Jul 20, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 21, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
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