CVE-2026-89579

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Harden bloom filter sizing and indexing on 32-bit kernels bloom_map_alloc() has two 32-bit-specific problems when the computed bitmap reaches the U32_MAX fallback case. First, BITS_TO_BYTES(U32_MAX) is evaluated with 32-bit arithmetic. The addition performed by DIV_ROUND_UP wraps, so the map allocates only the fixed-size bloom filter object while keeping bitset_mask == U32_MAX. Subsequent updates can then write past the allocated object. Second, fixing only the allocation size is not sufficient. The bloom hash is a u32, but set_bit() takes a signed long bit number and x86 test_bit() eventually feeds the index to variable_test_bit(long, ...). On 32-bit kernels, hashes in [0x80000000, U32_MAX] therefore become negative bit offsets. x86 bt/bts with a memory operand interpret those offsets relative to the supplied base, so a map with bitset_mask == U32_MAX can read or write before bloom->bitset even after allocating the full 512 MiB bitmap. Keep the U32_MAX fallback, but split each hash into a word pointer and an in-word bit number before calling test_bit() or set_bit(). The bitops argument is then always in [0, BITS_PER_LONG - 1], while BIT_WORD(h) still selects the intended word in the full bitmap. Compute the bitset size from (u64)bitset_mask + 1 before passing the final size to bpf_map_area_alloc(). This fixes the original under-allocation and keeps the allocated storage consistent with the addressable bitset. Exploitation note: local privilege escalation is possible on a 32-bit x86 kernel using the under-allocation bug from a binary with CAP_BPF.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-11 20:19:42.127000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:17:53.917000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:19:42.127",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:53.917",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Harden bloom filter sizing and indexing on 32-bit kernels\n\nbloom_map_alloc() has two 32-bit-specific problems when the computed\nbitmap reaches the U32_MAX fallback case.\n\nFirst, BITS_TO_BYTES(U32_MAX) is evaluated with 32-bit arithmetic. The\naddition performed by DIV_ROUND_UP wraps, so the map allocates only the\nfixed-size bloom filter object while keeping bitset_mask == U32_MAX.\nSubsequent updates can then write past the allocated object.\n\nSecond, fixing only the allocation size is not sufficient. The bloom hash\nis a u32, but set_bit() takes a signed long bit number and x86 test_bit()\neventually feeds the index to variable_test_bit(long, ...). On 32-bit\nkernels, hashes in [0x80000000, U32_MAX] therefore become negative bit\noffsets. x86 bt/bts with a memory operand interpret those offsets relative\nto the supplied base, so a map with bitset_mask == U32_MAX can read or\nwrite before bloom->bitset even after allocating the full 512 MiB bitmap.\n\nKeep the U32_MAX fallback, but split each hash into a word pointer and an\nin-word bit number before calling test_bit() or set_bit(). The bitops\nargument is then always in [0, BITS_PER_LONG - 1], while BIT_WORD(h) still\nselects the intended word in the full bitmap.\n\nCompute the bitset size from (u64)bitset_mask + 1 before passing the final\nsize to bpf_map_area_alloc(). This fixes the original under-allocation and\nkeeps the allocated storage consistent with the addressable bitset.\n\nExploitation note: local privilege escalation is possible on a 32-bit x86\nkernel using the under-allocation bug from a binary with CAP_BPF."
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