CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53096

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, dev_map_redirect_multi() for DEVMAP_HASH used unsafe hlist_for_each_entry_safe() instead of RCU-safe hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(). On weakly-ordered architectures (ARM64, POWER), this can lead to observing a partially-constructed node.

Risk Assessment

This bug may allow reading incomplete data or corrupting data structures, potentially leading to unexpected system behavior or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that replaces hlist_for_each_entry_safe() with hlist_for_each_entry_rcu() and proper lockdep condition.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Use RCU-safe iteration in dev_map_redirect_multi() SKB path The DEVMAP_HASH branch in dev_map_redirect_multi() uses hlist_for_each_entry_safe() to iterate hash buckets, but this function runs under RCU protection (called from xdp_do_generic_redirect_map() in softirq context). Concurrent writers (__dev_map_hash_update_elem, dev_map_hash_delete_elem) modify the list using RCU primitives (hlist_add_head_rcu, hlist_del_rcu). hlist_for_each_entry_safe() performs plain pointer dereferences without rcu_dereference(), missing the acquire barrier needed to pair with writers' rcu_assign_pointer(). On weakly-ordered architectures (ARM64, POWER), a reader can observe a partially-constructed node. It also defeats CONFIG_PROVE_RCU lockdep validation and KCSAN data-race detection. Replace with hlist_for_each_entry_rcu() using rcu_read_lock_bh_held() as the lockdep condition, consistent with the rcu_dereference_check() used in the DEVMAP (non-hash) branch of the same functions. Also fix the same incorrect lockdep_is_held(&dtab->index_lock) condition in dev_map_enqueue_multi(), where the lock is not held either.

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