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.
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History
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-285 CWE-398 |
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| 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. | |
| Title | bpf: Reject exclusive maps as inner maps in map-in-map | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:58:46.926Z
Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.887Z
Link: CVE-2026-74364
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:38.037
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:38.037
Link: CVE-2026-74364
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Updated: 2026-08-15T13:30:04Z