CVE-2026-90146

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, xdp: move offload check into dev_xdp_install() bpf_xdp_link_update() calls dev_xdp_install() directly and skips dev_xdp_attach(), so the checks in dev_xdp_attach() do not run. A user can make an XDP link with a normal program and then swap in an offloaded or device-bound program with BPF_LINK_UPDATE, which puts it on the software path. dev_xdp_install() is the one place all three paths go through: "ip link set xdp" and BPF_LINK_CREATE reach it via dev_xdp_attach(), and BPF_LINK_UPDATE calls it directly. So move the program checks (offloaded, bound to another device, device-bound in generic mode, native vs generic, DEVMAP and CPUMAP) there, and keep only the netlink-flag check (XDP_FLAGS_UPDATE_IF_NOEXIST) in dev_xdp_attach().

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:07.490000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:20:43.170000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:07.490",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:43.170",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf, xdp: move offload check into dev_xdp_install()\n\nbpf_xdp_link_update() calls dev_xdp_install() directly and skips\ndev_xdp_attach(), so the checks in dev_xdp_attach() do not run. A user can\nmake an XDP link with a normal program and then swap in an offloaded or\ndevice-bound program with BPF_LINK_UPDATE, which puts it on the software\npath.\n\ndev_xdp_install() is the one place all three paths go through:\n\"ip link set xdp\" and BPF_LINK_CREATE reach it via dev_xdp_attach(), and\nBPF_LINK_UPDATE calls it directly. So move the program checks (offloaded,\nbound to another device, device-bound in generic mode, native vs generic,\nDEVMAP and CPUMAP) there, and keep only the netlink-flag check\n(XDP_FLAGS_UPDATE_IF_NOEXIST) in dev_xdp_attach()."
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