Bug 2492300 (CVE-2026-53083)

Summary: CVE-2026-53083 kernel: bpf: Fix RCU stall in bpf_fd_array_map_clear()
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A missing `cond_resched()` in the `bpf_fd_array_map_clear()` loop, specifically when handling BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) `PROG_ARRAY` maps with numerous entries, can lead to an RCU (Read-Copy Update) stall. This can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) under heavy system load, as the kernel fails to yield CPU time, causing system unresponsiveness.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 18:04:21 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Fix RCU stall in bpf_fd_array_map_clear()

Add a missing cond_resched() in bpf_fd_array_map_clear() loop.

For PROG_ARRAY maps with many entries this loop calls
prog_array_map_poke_run() per entry which can be expensive, and
without yielding this can cause RCU stalls under load:

  rcu: Stack dump where RCU GP kthread last ran:
  CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 30932 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.14.0-13195-g967e8def1100 #2 PREEMPT(undef)
  Workqueue: events prog_array_map_clear_deferred
  RIP: 0010:write_comp_data+0x38/0x90 kernel/kcov.c:246
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   prog_array_map_poke_run+0x77/0x380 kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:1096
   __fd_array_map_delete_elem+0x197/0x310 kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:925
   bpf_fd_array_map_clear kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:1000 [inline]
   prog_array_map_clear_deferred+0x119/0x1b0 kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:1141
   process_one_work+0x898/0x19d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3238
   process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3319 [inline]
   worker_thread+0x770/0x10b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
   kthread+0x465/0x880 kernel/kthread.c:464
   ret_from_fork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:153
   ret_from_fork_asm+0x19/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
   </TASK>
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-06-26 17:29:15 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062407-CVE-2026-53083-081f@gregkh/T