In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix use-after-free on mm_struct in bpf_find_vma()
bpf_find_vma() reads task->mm and calls mmap_read_trylock(mm) without holding a reference on the mm. On a foreign task, a concurrent exit_mm() can free the mm_struct between the lockless read and the trylock, resulting in a use-after-free. mm_struct is not SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU.
For the current task, task->mm is stable. For a foreign task, pin the mm under task->alloc_lock and release it with mmput_async(), mirroring commit d8e27d2d22b6 ("bpf: fix mm lifecycle in open-coded task_vma iterator"). Use spin_trylock() instead of get_task_mm() so BPF context does not block on alloc_lock. Reject irqs-disabled contexts and !CONFIG_MMU on the foreign-task path because dropping the mm reference is not safe there.
Race:
CPU0 (BPF program) CPU1 (exiting task) ============================ ========================== bpf_find_vma(foreign_task): mm = task->mm exit_mm(): task->mm = NULL mmput(mm) -> frees mm_struct mmap_read_trylock(mm) // UAF on mm
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.188-233.385Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade bpftool-debuginfo | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Sep 30, 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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