CVE-2026-93144 json
bpf: Reject writes through untrusted BTF pointers
published 2026-09-17 52 d ago modified 2026-10-21 19 d ago also EUVD-2026-82252
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Reject writes through untrusted BTF pointers
check_ptr_to_btf_access() lets program-type btf_struct_access callbacks validate writes before the default BTF access path rejects non-read accesses. That bypasses the read-only policy for untrusted BTF pointers created by helpers such as bpf_rdonly_cast().
Reject non-read accesses through PTR_UNTRUSTED BTF pointers at the common entry point, before the callback branch to handle all cases.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6, 7.3
- linux Debian 13 6.12.115-2
- linux Debian 14 7.2.6-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93144
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.18
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1017.17
- linux-riscv Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42.1
- linux-oracle Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1015.16
- linux-hwe-7.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
- linux-oem-7.0 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1017.17
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
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- kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.2.8-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11893-1
- kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.161.1-1
azure linux advisories AZL-102489
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/56f92fecd80419567288b7972caa90107033836e commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4dc883447ae38c4e22a29cc016046fa65d88994 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/644cf4e77c2770d4246f6d12f99bc80d253b0ec6 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d5566b84ca1af0256d0d0003e1a081580c3ba3 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac65c710cc643cbc52b899627577357867249530 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-93144 updated cvss 6.7
kernel: bpf: Reject writes through untrusted BTF pointers
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9affected: workaround, no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-selftests-internal Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8not affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/56f92fecd80419567288b7972caa90107033836e
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/c4dc883447ae38c4e22a29cc016046fa65d88994
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/644cf4e77c2770d4246f6d12f99bc80d253b0ec6
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/19d5566b84ca1af0256d0d0003e1a081580c3ba3
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/ac65c710cc643cbc52b899627577357867249530
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-93144
- NVD CVE-2026-93144
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