Bug 2541251 (CVE-2026-98075)

Summary: CVE-2026-98075 kernel: bpf: reject BPF_PSEUDO_FUNC reference to the main program
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) subsystem. When a BPF program references its main function as a callback, the kernel fails to translate the function reference into a valid memory address. A local user with permissions to load BPF programs could exploit this vulnerability by invoking the unresolved reference, causing a kernel crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 11:10:31 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: reject BPF_PSEUDO_FUNC reference to the main program

fixups.c:jit_subprogs() rewrites BPF_PSEUDO_FUNC loads to contain real
function addresses. This function is invoked from bpf_jit_subprogs()
only when env->subprog_cnt > 1. Meaning that for any program like
below:

  int main(void *ctx) {
    void *ptr = main;
    ...
    bpf_timer_set_callback(..., ptr);
    ...
  }

The 'ptr' won't be ever converted to contain an address.
In combination with e.g. bpf_timer_set_callback() this would lead to a
function call at a bogus address.

Instead of complicating the implementation, just assume that no useful
program needs main to be a sync or async callback and reject
BPF_PSEUDO_FUNC loads for the main subprogram.