CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-98047
- Status
- Received
- Published
- 2026-09-25
- Last modified
- 2026-10-21
- Assigner
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Check ancestor frames for rbtree callbacks
bpf_rbtree_add() invokes its comparator while the caller holds the root
lock. The native insertion code retains raw parent and link pointers across
the callback, so the verifier prohibits unlocking, consuming tree nodes,
or changing RCU state from that callback.
in_rbtree_lock_required_cb() only checks the innermost verifier frame.
Static subprogram calls are permitted while holding a spin lock, and such a
call pushes a frame without in_callback_fn set. Consequently, all callback
restrictions disappear in the nested frame. The subprogram can unlock the
tree, remove and drop the node being compared, then relock. Native insertion
resumes with the stale parent pointer and links freed memory into the tree.
Walk all active frames for the rbtree callback instead. Benign static
subprograms remain permitted, while callback restrictions follow execution
into nested frames.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2410cb2ac0416dd2795a81984c8c73d7250bd8c4 git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252e9b476af723edd299a5c71c389ec018e46656 git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369f4ce734570bdfedaa4b5ca50e2a3f6a892728 git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b545fa447e09e6844868deb2bee228827fe54d15 git.kernel.org