In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf, cgroup: Fix invalid storage access after __cgroup_bpf_attach failed
A potential invalid storage access issue can occur after replacing a cgroup bpf prog.
This occurs in the following scenario: 1. prog1 with storage is attached to a cgroup in multi-attach mode. 2. prog1 is replaced with prog2 using BPF_F_REPLACE in multi-attach mode, but fails midway (e.g. in bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim or update_effective_progs). 3. A new prog3 is attached to the cgroup in multi-attach mode.
The reason is that __cgroup_bpf_attach overwrites pl->storage with the new storage prior to attachment completion. When attachment fails midway, the cleanup path calls bpf_cgroup_storages_free(new_storage) to free the newly allocated storage, but fails to restore pl->storage back to old_storage.
Consequently, the still-active prog1 holds invalid or dangling storage pointers, leading to an invalid memory access when prog1 executes and calls bpf_get_local_storage. Additionally, original pl->flags and cgrp->bpf.flags[atype] are left unrestored.
Fix this by saving old_pl_flags, old_storage, and old_flags prior to the update, and properly restoring all of them in the cleanup path on error.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.54-121.166Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfo | Oct 20, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Oct 15, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
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