In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netdevsim: fix a race issue related to the operation on bpf_bound_progs list
The netdevsim driver lacks a protection mechanism for operations on the
bpf_bound_progs list. When the nsim_bpf_create_prog() performs
list_add_tail, it is possible that nsim_bpf_destroy_prog() is
simultaneously performs list_del. Concurrent operations on the list may
lead to list corruption and trigger a kernel crash as follows:
[ 417.290971] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:62!
[ 417.290983] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 417.290992] CPU: 10 PID: 168 Comm: kworker/10:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5 #1
[ 417.291003] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 417.291007] Workqueue: events bpf_prog_free_deferred
[ 417.291021] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xa7/0xc0
[ 417.291034] Code: a8 ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 89 ca 48 c7 c7 48 a1 eb ae e8 ed fb a8 ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 89 c2 48 c7 c7 80 a1 eb ae e8 d9 fb a8 ff <0f> 0b 48 89 d1 48 c7 c7 d0 a1 eb ae 48 89 f2 48 89 c6 e8 c2 fb a8
[ 417.291040] RSP: 0018:ffffb16a40807df8 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 417.291046] RAX: 000000000000006d RBX: ffff8e589866f500 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 417.291051] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8e59f7b23180 RDI: ffff8e59f7b23180
[ 417.291055] RBP: ffffb16a412c9000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000003
[ 417.291059] R10: ffffb16a40807c80 R11: ffffffffaf9edce8 R12: ffff8e594427ac20
[ 417.291063] R13: ffff8e59f7b44780 R14: ffff8e58800b7a05 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 417.291074] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8e59f7b00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 417.291079] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 417.291083] CR2: 00007fc4083efe08 CR3: 00000001c3626006 CR4: 0000000000770ee0
[ 417.291088] PKRU: 55555554
[ 417.291091] Call Trace:
[ 417.291096] <TASK>
[ 417.291103] nsim_bpf_destroy_prog+0x31/0x80 [netdevsim]
[ 417.291154] __bpf_prog_offload_destroy+0x2a/0x80
[ 417.291163] bpf_prog_dev_bound_destroy+0x6f/0xb0
[ 417.291171] bpf_prog_free_deferred+0x18e/0x1a0
[ 417.291178] process_one_work+0x18a/0x3a0
[ 417.291188] worker_thread+0x27b/0x3a0
[ 417.291197] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 417.291207] kthread+0xe5/0x120
[ 417.291214] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 417.291221] ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
[ 417.291230] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 417.291236] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 417.291246] </TASK>
Add a mutex lock, to prevent simultaneous addition and deletion operations
on the list.
netdevsim: fix a race issue related to the operation on bpf_bound_progs list
The netdevsim driver lacks a protection mechanism for operations on the
bpf_bound_progs list. When the nsim_bpf_create_prog() performs
list_add_tail, it is possible that nsim_bpf_destroy_prog() is
simultaneously performs list_del. Concurrent operations on the list may
lead to list corruption and trigger a kernel crash as follows:
[ 417.290971] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:62!
[ 417.290983] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 417.290992] CPU: 10 PID: 168 Comm: kworker/10:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5 #1
[ 417.291003] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 417.291007] Workqueue: events bpf_prog_free_deferred
[ 417.291021] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xa7/0xc0
[ 417.291034] Code: a8 ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 89 ca 48 c7 c7 48 a1 eb ae e8 ed fb a8 ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 89 c2 48 c7 c7 80 a1 eb ae e8 d9 fb a8 ff <0f> 0b 48 89 d1 48 c7 c7 d0 a1 eb ae 48 89 f2 48 89 c6 e8 c2 fb a8
[ 417.291040] RSP: 0018:ffffb16a40807df8 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 417.291046] RAX: 000000000000006d RBX: ffff8e589866f500 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 417.291051] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8e59f7b23180 RDI: ffff8e59f7b23180
[ 417.291055] RBP: ffffb16a412c9000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000003
[ 417.291059] R10: ffffb16a40807c80 R11: ffffffffaf9edce8 R12: ffff8e594427ac20
[ 417.291063] R13: ffff8e59f7b44780 R14: ffff8e58800b7a05 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 417.291074] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8e59f7b00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 417.291079] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 417.291083] CR2: 00007fc4083efe08 CR3: 00000001c3626006 CR4: 0000000000770ee0
[ 417.291088] PKRU: 55555554
[ 417.291091] Call Trace:
[ 417.291096] <TASK>
[ 417.291103] nsim_bpf_destroy_prog+0x31/0x80 [netdevsim]
[ 417.291154] __bpf_prog_offload_destroy+0x2a/0x80
[ 417.291163] bpf_prog_dev_bound_destroy+0x6f/0xb0
[ 417.291171] bpf_prog_free_deferred+0x18e/0x1a0
[ 417.291178] process_one_work+0x18a/0x3a0
[ 417.291188] worker_thread+0x27b/0x3a0
[ 417.291197] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 417.291207] kthread+0xe5/0x120
[ 417.291214] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 417.291221] ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
[ 417.291230] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 417.291236] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 417.291246] </TASK>
Add a mutex lock, to prevent simultaneous addition and deletion operations
on the list.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: fix a race issue related to the operation on bpf_bound_progs list The netdevsim driver lacks a protection mechanism for operations on the bpf_bound_progs list. When the nsim_bpf_create_prog() performs list_add_tail, it is possible that nsim_bpf_destroy_prog() is simultaneously performs list_del. Concurrent operations on the list may lead to list corruption and trigger a kernel crash as follows: [ 417.290971] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:62! [ 417.290983] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 417.290992] CPU: 10 PID: 168 Comm: kworker/10:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5 #1 [ 417.291003] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 417.291007] Workqueue: events bpf_prog_free_deferred [ 417.291021] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xa7/0xc0 [ 417.291034] Code: a8 ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 89 ca 48 c7 c7 48 a1 eb ae e8 ed fb a8 ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 89 c2 48 c7 c7 80 a1 eb ae e8 d9 fb a8 ff <0f> 0b 48 89 d1 48 c7 c7 d0 a1 eb ae 48 89 f2 48 89 c6 e8 c2 fb a8 [ 417.291040] RSP: 0018:ffffb16a40807df8 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 417.291046] RAX: 000000000000006d RBX: ffff8e589866f500 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 417.291051] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8e59f7b23180 RDI: ffff8e59f7b23180 [ 417.291055] RBP: ffffb16a412c9000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000003 [ 417.291059] R10: ffffb16a40807c80 R11: ffffffffaf9edce8 R12: ffff8e594427ac20 [ 417.291063] R13: ffff8e59f7b44780 R14: ffff8e58800b7a05 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 417.291074] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8e59f7b00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 417.291079] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 417.291083] CR2: 00007fc4083efe08 CR3: 00000001c3626006 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 417.291088] PKRU: 55555554 [ 417.291091] Call Trace: [ 417.291096] <TASK> [ 417.291103] nsim_bpf_destroy_prog+0x31/0x80 [netdevsim] [ 417.291154] __bpf_prog_offload_destroy+0x2a/0x80 [ 417.291163] bpf_prog_dev_bound_destroy+0x6f/0xb0 [ 417.291171] bpf_prog_free_deferred+0x18e/0x1a0 [ 417.291178] process_one_work+0x18a/0x3a0 [ 417.291188] worker_thread+0x27b/0x3a0 [ 417.291197] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 417.291207] kthread+0xe5/0x120 [ 417.291214] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 417.291221] ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50 [ 417.291230] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 417.291236] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 417.291246] </TASK> Add a mutex lock, to prevent simultaneous addition and deletion operations on the list. | |
| Title | netdevsim: fix a race issue related to the operation on bpf_bound_progs list | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-14T15:09:55.552Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.970Z
Link: CVE-2026-23126
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-14T15:16:07.853
Modified: 2026-02-14T15:16:07.853
Link: CVE-2026-23126
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