In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Skip unsettled links in link iterator
bpf_link_prime() inserts a link into link_idr before anon_inode_getfile()
succeeds and before bpf_link_settle() publishes the ID in link->id.
bpf_link_by_id() treats such an ID-zero link as unsettled, but the link
iterator takes a reference without this check.
If anon_inode_getfile() then fails, the creator removes the ID and frees
its still-private link directly. The iterator is left with a dangling
reference and its next bpf_link_put() accesses freed memory.
Treat ID-zero entries as transient in bpf_link_get_curr_or_next(), just as
bpf_link_by_id() does.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bpf_link_put
Write of size 8 by task exp/384
Call Trace:
bpf_link_put kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3372
bpf_link_seq_next kernel/bpf/link_iter.c:33
bpf_seq_read kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c:158
vfs_read fs/read_write.c:572
ksys_read fs/read_write.c:716
do_syscall_64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121
Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...
bpf: Skip unsettled links in link iterator
bpf_link_prime() inserts a link into link_idr before anon_inode_getfile()
succeeds and before bpf_link_settle() publishes the ID in link->id.
bpf_link_by_id() treats such an ID-zero link as unsettled, but the link
iterator takes a reference without this check.
If anon_inode_getfile() then fails, the creator removes the ID and frees
its still-private link directly. The iterator is left with a dangling
reference and its next bpf_link_put() accesses freed memory.
Treat ID-zero entries as transient in bpf_link_get_curr_or_next(), just as
bpf_link_by_id() does.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bpf_link_put
Write of size 8 by task exp/384
Call Trace:
bpf_link_put kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3372
bpf_link_seq_next kernel/bpf/link_iter.c:33
bpf_seq_read kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c:158
vfs_read fs/read_write.c:572
ksys_read fs/read_write.c:716
do_syscall_64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121
Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Skip unsettled links in link iterator bpf_link_prime() inserts a link into link_idr before anon_inode_getfile() succeeds and before bpf_link_settle() publishes the ID in link->id. bpf_link_by_id() treats such an ID-zero link as unsettled, but the link iterator takes a reference without this check. If anon_inode_getfile() then fails, the creator removes the ID and frees its still-private link directly. The iterator is left with a dangling reference and its next bpf_link_put() accesses freed memory. Treat ID-zero entries as transient in bpf_link_get_curr_or_next(), just as bpf_link_by_id() does. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bpf_link_put Write of size 8 by task exp/384 Call Trace: bpf_link_put kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3372 bpf_link_seq_next kernel/bpf/link_iter.c:33 bpf_seq_read kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c:158 vfs_read fs/read_write.c:572 ksys_read fs/read_write.c:716 do_syscall_64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121 Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ... | |
| Title | bpf: Skip unsettled links in link iterator | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-09T07:34:18.626Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.345Z
Link: CVE-2026-98378
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-09T08:16:56.123
Modified: 2026-10-09T08:16:56.123
Link: CVE-2026-98378
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