CVE-2026-74364

Technical Description

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

bpf: Reject exclusive maps as inner maps in map-in-map

An exclusive map (created with excl_prog_hash) is bound to a single

program by hash: check_map_prog_compatibility() refuses to load any

program whose digest does not match map->excl_prog_sha. That check

only runs for maps a program references directly, i.e. its used_maps.

A map reached at runtime through a map-of-maps is never in used_maps,

and bpf_map_meta_equal() does not consider excl_prog_sha, so an

exclusive map can be inserted into a non-exclusive outer map and

then looked up and mutated by an unrelated program, bypassing the

exclusivity guarantee.

For the signed loader this defeats the metadata map exclusivity check

added in the signed loader: the cached map->sha[] is validated against

the signed hash while another program on a hostile host rewrites the

frozen map's contents through the outer map.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References