Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-93144bpf: Reject writes through untrusted BTF pointers

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject writes through untrusted BTF pointers check_ptr_to_btf_access() lets program-type btf_struct_access callbacks validate writes before the default BTF access path rejects non-read accesses. That bypasses the read-only policy for untrusted BTF pointers created by helpers such as bpf_rdonly_cast(). Reject non-read accesses through PTR_UNTRUSTED BTF pointers at the common entry point, before the callback branch to handle all cases.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93144
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93144

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 282de143ead96a5d53331e946f31c977b4610a74 – before 56f92fecd80419567288b7972caa90107033836e282de143ead96a5d53331e946f31c977b4610a74 – before c4dc883447ae38c4e22a29cc016046fa65d88994282de143ead96a5d53331e946f31c977b4610a74 – before 644cf4e77c2770d4246f6d12f99bc80d253b0ec6282de143ead96a5d53331e946f31c977b4610a74 – before 19d5566b84ca1af0256d0d0003e1a081580c3ba3282de143ead96a5d53331e946f31c977b4610a74 – before ac65c710cc643cbc52b899627577357867249530
Linux Linux 6.2

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