In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

libbpf: Reject non-exclusive metadata maps in the signed loader

The loader verifies map->sha against the metadata hash in its
instructions. map->sha is calculated when BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD is
called on the frozen map.

While the map is frozen, the /signed loader/ must also ensure the map
is exclusive, as, without exclusivity (which a hostile host could just
omit when loading the loader), another BPF program with map access can
mutate the contents afterwards, so the check passes on stale data.

With the extra check as part of the signed loader, it now refuses to
move on with map->sha validation if the host set it up wrongly.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libbpf: Reject non-exclusive metadata maps in the signed loader The loader verifies map->sha against the metadata hash in its instructions. map->sha is calculated when BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD is called on the frozen map. While the map is frozen, the /signed loader/ must also ensure the map is exclusive, as, without exclusivity (which a hostile host could just omit when loading the loader), another BPF program with map access can mutate the contents afterwards, so the check passes on stale data. With the extra check as part of the signed loader, it now refuses to move on with map->sha validation if the host set it up wrongly.
Title libbpf: Reject non-exclusive metadata maps in the signed loader
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T06:49:14.148Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.783Z

Link: CVE-2026-80675

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:52.793

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:52.793

Link: CVE-2026-80675

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Updated: 2026-08-28T13:00:04Z

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