{
  "schema_version": "1.6.1",
  "id": "RPI-CVE-2026-63865",
  "modified": "2026-10-09T11:39:44Z",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-63865"
  ],
  "published": "2026-07-19T14:05:10Z",
  "summary": "bpf: Drop task_to_inode and inet_conn_established from lsm sleepable hooks",
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Drop task_to_inode and inet_conn_established from lsm sleepable hooks\n\nbpf_lsm_task_to_inode() is called under rcu_read_lock() and\nbpf_lsm_inet_conn_established() is called from softirq context, so\nneither hook can be used by sleepable LSM programs.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Raspberry Pi OS:12",
        "name": "linux"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-2712",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v6",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v7",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v7l",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v8",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "per_version": {
          "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4": {
            "linux_commit": "655fc658a15ae7a6f37103754adb39ba52a9a14e",
            "upstream_version": "6.1.47",
            "assessment": "commit ancestry (strak rule)",
            "upstream_fixed": "6.1.175",
            "compiled_filter": false
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63865"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/452a927cddcd67478d030e646f41cb904a93156f"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0fc2a9828171205244a28013f02889f50b71c9f"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b380a3ca0b605fd8860995ed6a208f276dd316"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d918263c9bfc86078edb2e2f7302a0c6ce42b7c"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/281f2a214565a5cbf8b7355a65738d80bd19b8c5"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/989f1b93907de1753a814996222da375f07e579b"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beaf0e96b1da74549a6cabd040f9667d83b2e97e"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "source": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git",
    "upstream_modified": "2026-08-05T13:16:28Z",
    "severity": {
      "source": "kernel CNA",
      "cvss_v3_score": 8.8,
      "cvss_v3_severity": "High",
      "scenario": "AV:L - Exploitation requires loading and attaching a sleepable BPF LSM program via bpf() syscalls; per kernel CNA guidance BPF subsystem issues are Local even though inet_conn_established fires during TCP receive processing.\nAC:L - Once a sleepable BPF LSM program is attached, the attacker reliably triggers the bug by making outbound TCP connections (inet_conn_established in softirq) or accessing /proc entries (task_to_inode under rcu_read_lock) without race-dependent conditions.\nPR:L - Loading BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM programs requires CAP_BPF and CAP_PERFMON, both obtainable by an unprivileged user inside a user namespace (unshare -Ur) on typical Linux deployments with CONFIG_BPF_LSM enabled.\nUI:N - No victim user interaction is required; triggering occurs automatically from normal outbound TCP handshakes or /proc filesystem access after the sleepable BPF program is loaded.\nS:C - A container tenant with namespace CAP_BPF can load a sleepable BPF LSM on inet_conn_established or task_to_inode, and hook execution in host kernel softirq/RCU context can crash or corrupt the entire host, crossing the container-to-host security boundary.\nC:H - Executing sleepable BPF helpers (e.g. bpf_copy_from_user, GFP_KERNEL allocations) inside rcu_read_lock or softirq can corrupt kernel memory before detection, and such context violations are classifiable as exploitable memory-safety failures.\nI:H - Sleeping while holding TCP stack or RCU-protected locks can corrupt kernel data structures and potentially be leveraged for arbitrary kernel write or control-flow hijack, not merely a clean crash.\nA:H - Invoking might_sleep operations from softirq or RCU-critical sections reliably causes kernel BUG/oops/panic (\"sleeping function called from invalid context\"), producing complete host denial of service."
    }
  }
}