CVE-2026-74344

bpf: Clear rb node linkage when freeing bpf_rb_root

CVE-2026-74344 is fixed in 38 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74344, released August 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0018
7th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Clear rb node linkage when freeing bpf_rb_root bpf_rb_root_free() detaches the root by copying the current rb_root_cached and then replacing the live root with RB_ROOT_CACHED. It then walks the copied root and drops each object contained in the tree. This leaves the rb node state intact while dropping the object. If the object is refcounted and survives the drop, its bpf_rb_node_kern still contains an owner pointer to the freed root and stale rb tree linkage. If a later bpf_rb_root allocation reuses the same address, bpf_rbtree_remove() can incorrectly pass the owner check and call rb_erase_cached() on a node whose rb pointers belong to the old tree. Mirror the list draining behavior by marking nodes as busy while the root is being detached, then clear the rb node and release the owner before dropping the containing object. This makes surviving nodes unowned and safe to reject from remove or accept for a later add.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-127.188 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.41-94.142 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74344 Aug 15, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74344 Aug 15, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2110 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2071 Aug 31, 2026

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