CVE-2026-98378
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Skip unsettled links in link iterator bpf_link_prime() inserts a link into link_idr before anon_inode_getfile() succeeds and before bpf_link_settle() publishes the ID in link->id. bpf_link_by_id() treats such an ID-zero link as unsettled, but the link iterator takes a reference without this check. If anon_inode_getfile() then fails, the creator removes the ID and frees its still-private link directly. The iterator is left with a dangling reference and its next bpf_link_put() accesses freed memory. Treat ID-zero entries as transient in bpf_link_get_curr_or_next(), just as bpf_link_by_id() does. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bpf_link_put Write of size 8 by task exp/384 Call Trace: bpf_link_put kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3372 bpf_link_seq_next kernel/bpf/link_iter.c:33 bpf_seq_read kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c:158 vfs_read fs/read_write.c:572 ksys_read fs/read_write.c:716 do_syscall_64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121 Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-10-09T08:16:56.123",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T14:16:39.873",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Skip unsettled links in link iterator\n\nbpf_link_prime() inserts a link into link_idr before anon_inode_getfile()\nsucceeds and before bpf_link_settle() publishes the ID in link->id.\nbpf_link_by_id() treats such an ID-zero link as unsettled, but the link\niterator takes a reference without this check.\n\nIf anon_inode_getfile() then fails, the creator removes the ID and frees\nits still-private link directly. The iterator is left with a dangling\nreference and its next bpf_link_put() accesses freed memory.\n\nTreat ID-zero entries as transient in bpf_link_get_curr_or_next(), just as\nbpf_link_by_id() does.\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bpf_link_put\n Write of size 8 by task exp/384\n Call Trace:\n bpf_link_put kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3372\n bpf_link_seq_next kernel/bpf/link_iter.c:33\n bpf_seq_read kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c:158\n vfs_read fs/read_write.c:572\n ksys_read fs/read_write.c:716\n do_syscall_64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121\n Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ..."
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