Answer in brief
CVE-2026-89579 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in bpf: Harden bloom filter sizing and indexing on 32-bit kernels. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=9330986c03006ab1d33d243b7cfe598a7a3c1baa <3b7a13eccfcf97714ffc1ca6aa663d66d4a30e29 || >=9330986c03006ab1d33d243b7cfe598a7a3c1baa <272fcb4ba6fab678db0eb966dc81c4c804bef64a || >=9330986c03006ab1d33d243b7cfe598a7a3c1baa <dff481e12b3f127739f6a4ea7cef2c25dc12e056 || >=9330986c03006ab1d33d243b7cfe598a7a3c1baa <11c1e836710dcba03e50454a4eedfdbaf8d3050e | 3b7a13eccfcf97714ffc1ca6aa663d66d4a30e29, 272fcb4ba6fab678db0eb966dc81c4c804bef64a, dff481e12b3f127739f6a4ea7cef2c25dc12e056, 11c1e836710dcba03e50454a4eedfdbaf8d3050e |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 11, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Harden bloom filter sizing and indexing on 32-bit kernels bloom_map_alloc() has two 32-bit-specific problems when the computed bitmap reaches the U32_MAX fallback case. First, BITS_TO_BYTES(U32_MAX) is evaluated with 32-bit arithmetic. The addition performed by DIV_ROUND_UP wraps, so the map allocates only the fixed-size bloom filter object while keeping bitset_mask == U32_MAX. Subsequent updates can then write past the allocated object. Second, fixing only the allocation size is not sufficient. The bloom hash is a u32, but set_bit() takes a signed long bit number and x86 test_bit() eventually feeds the index to variable_test_bit(long, ...). On 32-bit kernels, hashes in [0x80000000, U32_MAX] therefore become negative bit offsets. x86 bt/bts with a memory operand interpret those offsets relative to the supplied base, so a map with bitset_mask == U32_MAX can read or write before bloom->bitset even after allocating the full 512 MiB bitmap. Keep the U32_MAX fallback, but split each hash into a word pointer and an in-word bit number before calling test_bit() or set_bit(). The bitops argument is then always in [0, BITS_PER_LONG - 1], while BIT_WORD(h) still selects the intended word in the full bitmap. Compute the bitset size from (u64)bitset_mask + 1 before passing the final size to bpf_map_area_alloc(). This fixes the original under-allocation and keeps the allocated storage consistent with the addressable bitset. Exploitation note: local privilege escalation is possible on a 32-bit x86 kernel using the under-allocation bug from a binary with CAP_BPF.
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