CVE-2026-53089
bpf: Fix use-after-free in offloaded map/prog info fill
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 24, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix use-after-free in offloaded map/prog info fill
When querying info for an offloaded BPF map or program, bpf_map_offload_info_fill_ns() and bpf_prog_offload_info_fill_ns() obtain the network namespace with get_net(dev_net(offmap->netdev)). However, the associated netdev's netns may be racing with teardown during netns destruction. If the netns refcount has already reached 0, get_net() performs a refcount_t increment on 0, triggering:
refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.
Although rtnl_lock and bpf_devs_lock ensure the netdev pointer remains valid, they cannot prevent the netns refcount from reaching zero.
Fix this by using maybe_get_net() instead of get_net(). maybe_get_net() uses refcount_inc_not_zero() and returns NULL if the refcount is already zero, which causes ns_get_path_cb() to fail and the caller to return -ENOENT -- the correct behavior when the netns is being destroyed.
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Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43d6848a2a6c92ccfd614d9f0bb6fd85b95dfa9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/642943ae5bdacabc8109dc4a5e0ebb4a6b99ef3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fea55b034328feaafef75aee252f305e6f85a991
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5662dac41a3442aa378d7c405164903eb109fc05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a2dc103e16448d022a77ad5fc3234641436c4b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85dc711f742b192eb97c0e00b521312f5a7a415e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a51e7fbe94a87e236631a83973d4f558310b2cd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0c584fc18056709c8e047a82a6045d6c209f4ce
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