5.5

CVE-2026-64192

bpf: Reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized

When CONFIG_BPF_LSM=y is set, BPF inode storage maps
(BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE) are compiled into the kernel. However,
if the BPF LSM is not explicitly enabled at boot time (e.g. omitted
from the "lsm=" boot parameter), lsm_prepare() is never executed for
the BPF LSM.

Consequently, the BPF inode security blob offset
(bpf_lsm_blob_sizes.lbs_inode) is never initialized and remains at
its default compiled size of 8 bytes instead of being updated to a
valid offset past the reserved struct rcu_head (typically 16 bytes
or more).

When a privileged user creates and updates a BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE
map, bpf_inode() evaluates inode->i_security + 8. This erroneously
aliases the struct rcu_head.func callback pointer at the beginning
of the inode->i_security blob. During subsequent map element cleanup
or inode destruction, writing NULL to owner_storage clears the queued
RCU callback pointer. When rcu_do_batch() later executes the queued
callback, it attempts an instruction fetch at address 0x0, triggering
an immediate kernel panic.

Fix this by introducing a global bpf_lsm_initialized boolean flag
marked with __ro_after_init. Set this flag to true inside bpf_lsm_init()
when the LSM framework successfully registers the BPF LSM. Gate map
allocation in inode_storage_map_alloc() on this flag, returning
-EOPNOTSUPP if the BPF LSM is in turn uninitialized.

This fail-fast approach prevents userspace from allocating inode
storage maps when the supporting BPF LSM infrastructure is absent,
avoiding zombie map states.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 5.10 < 6.6.148
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.12.97
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.18.40
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.19 < 7.1.4
LinuxLinux Kernel Version7.2 Updaterc1
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CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
NIST 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c76b8abce575e0c6e4096957220b4515ed847d89
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f0643e4f63cfaa0d5d4a69de4f132eac4b8fe4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/267fdd9b6530c399dfd996e1a0a7628b45baf9f0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de984ea883405420fdc416ae8964b752df586970
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5337eebdf8c5d4810b1913047f078d2815d5645f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413b14b9623a2e6ee131c2b2152b304aeb04e378
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/721f669853bdbf46b475a81bb5d05d610f8c19de
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6d634f794c808a261eac7d5af023a7e06b9ecd8