bpf, cgroup: Fix storage null-ptr-deref after replacing prog
CVE-2026-90250 is fixed in 39 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90250, released September 23, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, cgroup: Fix storage null-ptr-deref after replacing prog Syzkaller reported a storage null-ptr-deref issue after replacing prog. This occurs in the following scenario: 1. prog A, an empty prog, is attached to a cgrp. 2. prog B uses BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE and calls the bpf_get_local_storage helper. 3. link_update is called to replace prog A with prog B. The reason is that __cgroup_bpf_replace fails to alloc and assign the required cgrp storage for the incoming replacement prog. Consequently, the new prog inherits an uninit storage, leading to null-ptr-deref panic when kick the new prog. Fix this by rejecting a link update if new_prog's cgroup storage is incompatible with link->prog.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.110-135.201 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.54-121.166 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.111-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90250 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90250 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90250 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3196 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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