Answer in brief
CVE-2026-93138 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux. 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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CVSS is 7.8. 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 | >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <f32a4a40bc635be25d6816da4bd91e9e58c31bf3 || >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <a7fe72d780122eb934536f1719abad445f6afdf7 || >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <e18a10b39c994f04e1ebd7f8fc042bb1ca8ad053 || >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <978524ecfc1c539282df5858de1eec20748c6f74 || >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <eaf302628a78806f66d8224d6ba03fb4d5025de4 || >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <2892f3f44bf865c8fb6b6c0960edec4cc91806ee || >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <86d11c594d60b255b526fa5260f669463fb1a063 || >=8580ac9404f6240668a026785d7d8856f0530409 <92863e678070f57c17c868e4bfa2441a5c61ad2b | f32a4a40bc635be25d6816da4bd91e9e58c31bf3, a7fe72d780122eb934536f1719abad445f6afdf7, e18a10b39c994f04e1ebd7f8fc042bb1ca8ad053, 978524ecfc1c539282df5858de1eec20748c6f74, eaf302628a78806f66d8224d6ba03fb4d5025de4, 2892f3f44bf865c8fb6b6c0960edec4cc91806ee, 86d11c594d60b255b526fa5260f669463fb1a063, 92863e678070f57c17c868e4bfa2441a5c61ad2b |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.5 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 17, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux bpf_get_btf_vmlinux() lazily parses the vmlinux BTF under the bpf_verifier_lock, but publishes the result through a plain store and re-checks it through a plain lockless load. Nothing orders the stores initializing the struct btf inside btf_parse_vmlinux() against the store publishing the pointer: On a weakly ordered arch, a concurrent first-time caller taking the lockless fast path could in principle observe the pointer before the parsed contents are visible. The mutex_unlock() does not help such a reader given it only synchronizes with a later acquisition of the same lock. Thus, publish the pointer with smp_store_release() and read it on the fast path with smp_load_acquire(). Acquire semantics are needed rather than a dependency-ordered READ_ONCE(): btf_parse_vmlinux() also populates globals outside the returned object (e.g. bpf_ctx_convert.t). An address dependency would only order accesses performed through the pointer and not cover other globals.
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