CVE-2026-90250
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, cgroup: Fix storage null-ptr-deref after replacing prog Syzkaller reported a storage null-ptr-deref issue after replacing prog. This occurs in the following scenario: 1. prog A, an empty prog, is attached to a cgrp. 2. prog B uses BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE and calls the bpf_get_local_storage helper. 3. link_update is called to replace prog A with prog B. The reason is that __cgroup_bpf_replace fails to alloc and assign the required cgrp storage for the incoming replacement prog. Consequently, the new prog inherits an uninit storage, leading to null-ptr-deref panic when kick the new prog. Fix this by rejecting a link update if new_prog's cgroup storage is incompatible with link->prog.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-17 17:17:21.237000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:20:47.760000
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"published": "2026-09-17T17:17:21.237",
"lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:47.760",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf, cgroup: Fix storage null-ptr-deref after replacing prog\n\nSyzkaller reported a storage null-ptr-deref issue after replacing prog.\nThis occurs in the following scenario:\n1. prog A, an empty prog, is attached to a cgrp.\n2. prog B uses BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE and calls the\n bpf_get_local_storage helper.\n3. link_update is called to replace prog A with prog B.\n\nThe reason is that __cgroup_bpf_replace fails to alloc and assign the\nrequired cgrp storage for the incoming replacement prog. Consequently,\nthe new prog inherits an uninit storage, leading to null-ptr-deref panic\nwhen kick the new prog.\n\nFix this by rejecting a link update if new_prog's cgroup storage is\nincompatible with link->prog."
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