CVE-2026-92515

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Preserve unique-field state across nested structs btf_find_struct_field() initializes a fresh seen mask for every recursive descent. Unique special fields in different levels of the same aggregate therefore do not see one another. The duplicate fields can reach btf_parse_fields(), where they trigger an invariant WARN_ON_ONCE(). A crafted user BTF can consequently trigger the warning before map creation checks capabilities. Initialize the seen mask once in btf_find_field() and pass the same pointer through struct, datasec, and nested-struct walks. This gives the entire field traversal one shared uniqueness state.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:54.360000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:16:51.973000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-92515",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:54.360",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:16:51.973",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Preserve unique-field state across nested structs\n\nbtf_find_struct_field() initializes a fresh seen mask for every recursive\ndescent. Unique special fields in different levels of the same aggregate\ntherefore do not see one another. The duplicate fields can reach\nbtf_parse_fields(), where they trigger an invariant WARN_ON_ONCE(). A\ncrafted user BTF can consequently trigger the warning before map creation\nchecks capabilities.\n\nInitialize the seen mask once in btf_find_field() and pass the same pointer\nthrough struct, datasec, and nested-struct walks. This gives the entire field\ntraversal one shared uniqueness state."
    }
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