bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash Currently, bpf_map_get_info_by_fd calculates and caches the hash of the map regardless of the map's frozen state. This leads to a TOCTOU bug where userspace can call BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD to cache the hash and then modify the map contents before freezing. Therefore, a trusted loader can be tricked into verifying the stale hash while loading the modified contents. Fix this by returning -EPERM if the map is not frozen when the hash is requested. This ensures the hash is only generated for the final, immutable state of the map.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.18.14, 6.19.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-45927
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:15 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 27 May 2026, 12:17 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Require frozen map for calculating map hash Currently, bpf_map_get_info_by_fd calculates and caches the hash of the map regardless of the map's frozen state. This leads to a TOCTOU bug where userspace can call BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD to cache the hash and then modify the map contents before freezing. Therefore, a trusted loader can be tricked into verifying the stale hash while loading the modified contents. Fix this by returning -EPERM if the map is not frozen when the hash is requested. This ensures the hash is only generated for the final, immutable state of the map.
osv:CVE-2026-45927
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.18.14, 6.19.4
Complete source record
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