In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash
Currently, bpf_map_get_info_by_fd calculates and caches the hash of the
map regardless of the map's frozen state.
This leads to a TOCTOU bug where userspace can call
BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD to cache the hash and then modify the map
contents before freezing.
Therefore, a trusted loader can be tricked into verifying the stale hash
while loading the modified contents.
Fix this by returning -EPERM if the map is not frozen when the hash is
requested. This ensures the hash is only generated for the final,
immutable state of the map.
bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash
Currently, bpf_map_get_info_by_fd calculates and caches the hash of the
map regardless of the map's frozen state.
This leads to a TOCTOU bug where userspace can call
BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD to cache the hash and then modify the map
contents before freezing.
Therefore, a trusted loader can be tricked into verifying the stale hash
while loading the modified contents.
Fix this by returning -EPERM if the map is not frozen when the hash is
requested. This ensures the hash is only generated for the final,
immutable state of the map.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash Currently, bpf_map_get_info_by_fd calculates and caches the hash of the map regardless of the map's frozen state. This leads to a TOCTOU bug where userspace can call BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD to cache the hash and then modify the map contents before freezing. Therefore, a trusted loader can be tricked into verifying the stale hash while loading the modified contents. Fix this by returning -EPERM if the map is not frozen when the hash is requested. This ensures the hash is only generated for the final, immutable state of the map. | |
| Title | bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-27T12:17:46.284Z
Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.086Z
Link: CVE-2026-45927
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:08.583
Modified: 2026-05-27T14:48:03.013
Link: CVE-2026-45927
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