In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix percpu map update indexing with sparse CPU IDs Per-CPU array, hash, and cgroup storage map updates without BPF_F_CPU or BPF_F_ALL_CPUS use a value buffer whose per-CPU slots are packed in possible-CPU order. The buffer is sized as: round_up(value_size, 8) * num_possible_cpus() The update paths iterate over possible CPUs, but use the logical CPU ID to calculate the source offset: value + size * cpu This only works when possible CPU IDs are contiguous starting at zero. For example, with a possible CPU mask of 0,2-3, the buffer contains three slots corresponding to CPUs 0, 2, and 3. CPU2 is therefore expected to use slot 1 and CPU3 slot 2. Instead, the current code uses slots 2 and 3 respectively, causing incorrect per-CPU values and an out-of-bounds read from the update buffer for CPU3. The corresponding lookup paths already use a dense offset while iterating over possible CPUs. Do the same for the array, hash, and cgroup storage update paths, advancing the source offset once for each possible CPU. BPF_F_ALL_CPUS continues to use the same value for every CPU.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75b0a6db4300e4c2c9e97a0848deaa7acfb42fb7 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16c62c91e5d6737a9fbb0a541b8b34610470a2b Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 6
- CwesCWE-125NVD modified 2026-10-21 20:36
- Cpes+2 CPE criteria (now 2)NVD modified 2026-10-21 20:36
- StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-21 20:36
- CVSS7.8 (v3.1, CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)NVD modified 2026-10-21 20:36
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 09:14
- First seenunscoredNVD modified 2026-10-19 10:18
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*