Bug 2492366 (CVE-2026-53096)
| Summary: | CVE-2026-53096 kernel: bpf: Use RCU-safe iteration in dev_map_redirect_multi() SKB path | ||
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| Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport> |
| Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | unspecified | CC: | rhel-process-autobot, watson-tool-maintainers |
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
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| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) component, specifically within the `dev_map_redirect_multi()` function. This vulnerability arises from an incorrect iteration method in an RCU (Read-Copy-Update) protected context, where `hlist_for_each_entry_safe()` is used without proper RCU dereferencing. This can allow a reader on weakly-ordered architectures, such as ARM64 and POWER, to observe partially-constructed data nodes. The consequence is potential data inconsistency, which could lead to system instability or unexpected behavior.
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Description
OSIDB Bzimport
2026-06-24 18:08:09 UTC
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