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CVE-2026-63809— bpf: use kvfree() for replaced sysctl write buffer

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一款操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 5.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于proc_sys_call_handler()分配临时sysctl缓冲区时使用kfree()释放内存，可能导致内存损坏。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.15% · P5

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 21

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux b7925acd82926ebbf94a0f0783a3961f4e558856< d0a81ed5ff5d0f9c3f63a4f9e5a4642c363ecd3e affected
4508943794efdd94171549c0bd52810e2f4ad9fe< 77355ef7a9f6b0d2bdf65be3b37f2c1f365e20d2 affected
4508943794efdd94171549c0bd52810e2f4ad9fe< e1d1e203a6000804c5d3b8a4aa4e52303c0c7ab2 affected
4508943794efdd94171549c0bd52810e2f4ad9fe< 81fc9a13acae99966232f0e055eb2e445263b89a affected
4508943794efdd94171549c0bd52810e2f4ad9fe< 838fe9c28121777c59a9406710a68fcf77bb8017 affected
4508943794efdd94171549c0bd52810e2f4ad9fe< 65bd0c0afb0e1bf3287458e342429b069624f7d4 affected
4508943794efdd94171549c0bd52810e2f4ad9fe< 70df4de46577fab5e25418f014583155a147c902 affected
4508943794efdd94171549c0bd52810e2f4ad9fe< 4c21b5927d4364bfe7365f2700da5fea0ed0d004 affected
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Vulnerability Title
bpf: use kvfree() for replaced sysctl write buffer
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: use kvfree() for replaced sysctl write buffer proc_sys_call_handler() allocates its temporary sysctl buffer with kvzalloc() and passes it to __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sysctl(). Since kvzalloc() may fall back to vmalloc() for large allocations, freeing that buffer with kfree() is wrong and can corrupt memory. Use kvfree() to safely handle both kmalloc and kvzalloc()/vmalloc allocations. The bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing v6.13-rc1. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly available. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still present in v7.1-rc5. Reproduced the bug based on v7.1-rc4 in a QEMU x86_64 guest booted with KASAN and CONFIG_FAILSLAB enabled. To exercise the replacement path, the test tree also included the accompanying fix for the stale ret == 1 check in __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sysctl(). The reproducer confines failslab injections to the proc_sys_call_handler() range, uses stacktrace-depth=32, and injects fail-nth=1 while writing 8191 bytes to /proc/sys/kernel/domainname from a task in the target cgroup. Under that setup, fail-nth=1 triggered the fault: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffeb0200024d48 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 SMP KASAN NOPTI CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 209 Comm: repro_proc_sys_ Not tainted 7.1.0-rc4-00686-g97625979a5d4 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:kfree+0x6e/0x510 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sysctl+0x626/0xc30 __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sysctl+0x74d/0xc30 ? __pfx___cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sysctl+0x10/0x10 ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f ? __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x345/0x870 ? proc_sys_call_handler+0x250/0x480 ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f proc_sys_call_handler+0x3a2/0x480 ? __pfx_proc_sys_call_handler+0x10/0x10 ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f ? selinux_file_permission+0x39f/0x500 ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f ? lock_is_held_type+0x9e/0x120 vfs_write+0x98e/0x1000 ... </TASK> With this fix applied on top of the same test setup, rerunning the reproducer with fail-nth=1 yields no corresponding Oops reports.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一款操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 5.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于proc_sys_call_handler()分配临时sysctl缓冲区时使用kfree()释放内存，可能导致内存损坏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux b7925acd82926ebbf94a0f0783a3961f4e558856 ~ d0a81ed5ff5d0f9c3f63a4f9e5a4642c363ecd3e -
Linux Linux 5.12 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-63809 (8)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-07-19 · 429 CVEs total

CVE-2026-63795 10.0 CRITICAL 9p: avoid putting oldfid in p9_client_walk() error path
CVE-2026-64091 9.8 CRITICAL batman-adv: tt: fix TOCTOU race for reported vlans
CVE-2026-63984 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: rpl: fix hdrlen overflow in ipv6_rpl_srh_decompress()
CVE-2026-64025 9.8 CRITICAL bpf, skmsg: fix verdict sk_data_ready racing with ktls rx
CVE-2026-63922 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh after handling HAO option
CVE-2026-63979 9.8 CRITICAL net/handshake: hand off the pinned file reference to accept_doit
CVE-2026-64056 9.8 CRITICAL net: ethernet: cortina: Make RX SKB per-port
CVE-2026-63800 9.8 CRITICAL pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout()
CVE-2026-63978 9.8 CRITICAL net/handshake: Drain pending requests at net namespace exit
CVE-2026-64055 9.8 CRITICAL net: ethernet: cortina: Carry over frag counter
CVE-2026-63808 9.8 CRITICAL exfat: fix potential use-after-free in exfat_find_dir_entry()
CVE-2026-64033 9.8 CRITICAL RDMA/rtrs: Fix use-after-free in path file creation cleanup
CVE-2026-63888 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: target: iscsi: Fix CRC overread and double-free in iscsit_handle_text_cmd()
CVE-2026-63887 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: target: iscsi: Bound iscsi_encode_text_output() appends to rsp_buf
CVE-2026-64113 9.8 CRITICAL ixgbevf: fix use-after-free in VEPA multicast source pruning
CVE-2026-63825 9.8 CRITICAL gcov: use atomic counter updates to fix concurrent access crashes
CVE-2026-63857 9.8 CRITICAL net: airoha: Do not read uninitialized fragment address in airoha_dev_xmit()
CVE-2026-64160 9.8 CRITICAL netfs: Fix potential for tearing in ->remote_i_size and ->zero_point
CVE-2026-64125 9.8 CRITICAL net: bcmgenet: keep RBUF EEE/PM disabled
CVE-2026-63924 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo()

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