CVE-2026-31526

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Fix exception exit lock checking for subprogs

process_bpf_exit_full() passes check_lock = !curframe to

check_resource_leak(), which is false in cases when bpf_throw() is

called from a static subprog. This makes check_resource_leak() to skip

validation of active_rcu_locks, active_preempt_locks, and

active_irq_id on exception exits from subprogs.

At runtime bpf_throw() unwinds the stack via ORC without releasing any

user-acquired locks, which may cause various issues as the result.

Fix by setting check_lock = true for exception exits regardless of

curframe, since exceptions bypass all intermediate frame

cleanup. Update the error message prefix to "bpf_throw" for exception

exits to distinguish them from normal BPF_EXIT.

Fix reject_subprog_with_rcu_read_lock test which was previously

passing for the wrong reason. Test program returned directly from the

subprog call without closing the RCU section, so the error wa

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

References