In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix invalid prog->stats access when update_effective_progs fails
Syzkaller triggers an invalid memory access issue following fault
injection in update_effective_progs. The issue can be described as
follows:
__cgroup_bpf_detach
update_effective_progs
compute_effective_progs
bpf_prog_array_alloc <-- fault inject
purge_effective_progs
/* change to dummy_bpf_prog */
array->items[index] = &dummy_bpf_prog.prog
---softirq start---
__do_softirq
...
__cgroup_bpf_run_filter_skb
__bpf_prog_run_save_cb
bpf_prog_run
stats = this_cpu_ptr(prog->stats)
/* invalid memory access */
flags = u64_stats_update_begin_irqsave(&stats->syncp)
---softirq end---
static_branch_dec(&cgroup_bpf_enabled_key[atype])
The reason is that fault injection caused update_effective_progs to fail
and then changed the original prog into dummy_bpf_prog.prog in
purge_effective_progs. Then a softirq came, and accessing the members of
dummy_bpf_prog.prog in the softirq triggers invalid mem access.
To fix it, skip updating stats when stats is NULL.
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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix invalid prog->stats access when update_effective_progs fails Syzkaller triggers an invalid memory access issue following fault injection in update_effective_progs. The issue can be described as follows: __cgroup_bpf_detach update_effective_progs compute_effective_progs bpf_prog_array_alloc <-- fault inject purge_effective_progs /* change to dummy_bpf_prog */ array->items[index] = &dummy_bpf_prog.prog ---softirq start--- __do_softirq ... __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_skb __bpf_prog_run_save_cb bpf_prog_run stats = this_cpu_ptr(prog->stats) /* invalid memory access */ flags = u64_stats_update_begin_irqsave(&stats->syncp) ---softirq end--- static_branch_dec(&cgroup_bpf_enabled_key[atype]) The reason is that fault injection caused update_effective_progs to fail and then changed the original prog into dummy_bpf_prog.prog in purge_effective_progs. Then a softirq came, and accessing the members of dummy_bpf_prog.prog in the softirq triggers invalid mem access. To fix it, skip updating stats when stats is NULL. | |
| Title | bpf: Fix invalid prog->stats access when update_effective_progs fails | |
| 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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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-24T12:09:39.341Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.030Z
Link: CVE-2025-68742
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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:29.147
Modified: 2025-12-24T13:16:29.147
Link: CVE-2025-68742
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