High severity · published Mar 25, 2026
CVE-2026-23319
bpf: Fix a UAF issue in bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix a UAF issue in bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim
The root cause of this bug is that when 'bpf_link_put' reduces the
refcount of 'shim_link->link.link' to zero, the resource is considered
released but may still be referenced via 'tr->progs_hlist' in
'cgroup_shim_find'. The actual cleanup of 'tr->progs_hlist' in
'bpf_shim_tramp_link_release' is deferred. During this window, another
process can cause a use-after-free via 'bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim'.
Based on Martin KaFai Lau's suggestions, I have created a simple patch.
To fix this:
Add an atomic non-zero check in 'bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim'.
Only increment the refcount if it is not already zero.
Testing:
I verified the fix by adding a delay in
'bpf_shim_tramp_link_release' to make the bug easier to trigger:
static void bpf_shim_tramp_link_release(struct bpf_link *link)
{
/* ... */
if (!shim_link->trampoline)
return;
+ msleep(100);
WARN_ON_ONCE(bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&shim_link->link,
shim_link->trampoline, NULL));
bpf_trampoline_put(shim_link->trampoline);
}
Before the patch, running a PoC easily reproduced the crash(almost 100%)
with a call trace similar to KaiyanM's report.
After the patch, the bug no longer occurs even after millions of
iterations.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.0.1 before 6.1.167; 6.2 before 6.6.130; 6.7 before 6.12.77; 6.13 before 6.18.17; 6.19 before 6.19.7; 6.0; +7 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e before 529e685e522b9d7fb379dbe6929dcdf520e34c8c; 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e before 9b02c5c4147f8af8ed783c8deb5df927a55c3951; 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e before cfcfa0ca0212162aa472551266038e8fd6768cff; 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e before 3eeddb80191f7626ec1ef742bfff51ec3b0fa5c2; 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e before 4e8a0005d633a4adc98e3b65d5080f93b90d356b; 69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e before 56145d237385ca0e7ca9ff7b226aaf2eb8ef368b; +1 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23319
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23319
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eeddb80191f7626ec1ef742bfff51ec3b0fa5c2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e8a0005d633a4adc98e3b65d5080f93b90d356b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/529e685e522b9d7fb379dbe6929dcdf520e34c8c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56145d237385ca0e7ca9ff7b226aaf2eb8ef368b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b02c5c4147f8af8ed783c8deb5df927a55c3951
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfcfa0ca0212162aa472551266038e8fd6768cff
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