High 7.8Published Sep 17, 2026

CVE-2026-90217bpf: Compare iterator types during state pruning

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:00 UTC)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Compare iterator types during state pruning An iterator stack slot can be MEM_RCU or PTR_UNTRUSTED. These states must not be equal, or the verifier can prune an unsafe path. Compare the pointer type for STACK_ITER slots.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from dfab99df147b0d364f0c199f832ff2aedfb2265a before e4ab436d5ba61e4910fd49d24bb64ddb34d493d6; from dfab99df147b0d364f0c199f832ff2aedfb2265a before 6424b9cde9edc7f2098115bbfd1ee3d84a958380; from dfab99df147b0d364f0c199f832ff2aedfb2265a before 83608e303b95d07afba1c15da0b5d9e513c2f15a	CNA record

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4ab436d5ba61e4910fd49d24bb64ddb34d493d6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6424b9cde9edc7f2098115bbfd1ee3d84a958380
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83608e303b95d07afba1c15da0b5d9e513c2f15a

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