CVE-2026-64508

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Support for hardening against JIT spraying The BPF JIT allocator packs many small programs into larger executable allocations and reuses space within those allocations as programs are loaded and freed. When fresh code is written into space that a previous program occupied, an indirect jump into the new program can reuse a branch prediction left behind by the old one. Flush the indirect branch predictors before reusing JIT memory so that indirect jumps into a newly written program don't reuse predictions from an old program that occupied the same space. Introduce bpf_arch_pred_flush_enabled static key and bpf_arch_pred_flush static call for flushing the branch predictors on JIT memory reuse. Architectures that need a flush, can update it to a predictor flush function. By default, its a NOP and does not emit any CALL. Allocations larger than a pack are not covered by this flush. That is safe because cBPF programs (the unprivileged attack surface) are bounded well below a pack size. Issue a warning if this assumption is ever violated while the flush is active.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Nov 2026, 19:13

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-459
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fbafd5235ca897b322161659ebe8ba651b00b3b - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fbafd5235ca897b322161659ebe8ba651b00b3b - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e52c240c43a601b681e3a4e58fc5685114d4726 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e52c240c43a601b681e3a4e58fc5685114d4726 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6c171c6a1ac6d1509752dac131d941a3de0b37 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6c171c6a1ac6d1509752dac131d941a3de0b37 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff183ee4d8c452960df58175a094828c0513b2e - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff183ee4d8c452960df58175a094828c0513b2e - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96cce16e26dd02a8678f1e87f88a4b5cdb63b995 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96cce16e26dd02a8678f1e87f88a4b5cdb63b995 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed774da601268dae674e14d54a15e3624691f52 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed774da601268dae674e14d54a15e3624691f52 - Patch

Information

Published : 2026-07-25 10:17

Updated : 2026-11-12 19:13


NVD link : CVE-2026-64508

Mitre link : CVE-2026-64508

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-64508


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-459

Incomplete Cleanup