CVE-2026-98149
kernel: bpf: Fix percpu map update indexing with sparse CPU IDs
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 25, 2026
Updated · October 22, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) subsystem. When updating per-CPU maps on systems configured with non-contiguous CPU identifiers, the kernel incorrectly calculates memory offsets using logical processor IDs instead of dense buffer positions. A local user can exploit this issue to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read, potentially leading to data disclosure or a system crash resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read