CVE-2026-64508
bpf: Support for hardening against JIT spraying
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 25, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 25, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Update the kernel to a version with the BPF JIT spraying hardening.
- Ensure architectures needing a flush are configured.
- Monitor for warnings about allocation size violations.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2', 'lessThan': '6e52c240c43a601b681e3a4e58fc5685114d4726', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2', 'lessThan': 'eed774da601268dae674e14d54a15e3624691f52', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2', 'lessThan': '8ff183ee4d8c452960df58175a094828c0513b2e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2', 'lessThan': '7a6c171c6a1ac6d1509752dac131d941a3de0b37', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2', 'lessThan': '96cce16e26dd02a8678f1e87f88a4b5cdb63b995', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.18.39', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'programFiles': ['include/linux/filter.h', 'kernel/bpf/core.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.39', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['include/linux/filter.h', 'kernel/bpf/core.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e52c240c43a601b681e3a4e58fc5685114d4726 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6c171c6a1ac6d1509752dac131d941a3de0b37 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff183ee4d8c452960df58175a094828c0513b2e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96cce16e26dd02a8678f1e87f88a4b5cdb63b995 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed774da601268dae674e14d54a15e3624691f52