bpf: Disallow bpf_{g,s}etsockopt() in cgroup UNIX getname hooks
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Disallow bpf_{g,s}etsockopt() in cgroup UNIX getname hooks _bpf_setsockopt() and _bpf_getsockopt() call sock_owned_by_me() for full sockets, so these helpers expect the socket lock to be held. BPF_CGROUP_UNIX_GETPEERNAME and BPF_CGROUP_UNIX_GETSOCKNAME run BPF programs without acquiring the socket lock. A program attached to either hook can therefore trigger the sock_owned_by_me() warning by calling bpf_setsockopt() or bpf_getsockopt(). Disallow bpf_setsockopt() and bpf_getsockopt() for CGROUP_UNIX_GETPEERNAME and CGROUP_UNIX_GETSOCKNAME.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-90159
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 21:28 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
bpf: Disallow bpf_{g,s}etsockopt() in cgroup UNIX getname hooks
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Sept 2026, 16:06 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Disallow bpf_{g,s}etsockopt() in cgroup UNIX getname hooks _bpf_setsockopt() and _bpf_getsockopt() call sock_owned_by_me() for full sockets, so these helpers expect the socket lock to be held. BPF_CGROUP_UNIX_GETPEERNAME and BPF_CGROUP_UNIX_GETSOCKNAME run BPF programs without acquiring the socket lock. A program attached to either hook can therefore trigger the sock_owned_by_me() warning by calling bpf_setsockopt() or bpf_getsockopt(). Disallow bpf_setsockopt() and bpf_getsockopt() for CGROUP_UNIX_GETPEERNAME and CGROUP_UNIX_GETSOCKNAME.
osv:CVE-2026-90159
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
Complete source record
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