CVE-2026-45971

bpf: Limit bpf program signature size

published May 27, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Limit bpf program signature size

Practical BPF signatures are significantly smaller than

KMALLOC_MAX_CACHE_SIZE

Allowing larger sizes opens the door for abuse by passing excessive

size values and forcing the kernel into expensive allocation paths (via

kmalloc_large or vmalloc).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00160 · 4.8th percentile
Published
2026-05-27T12:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 12:18Z
    bpf: Limit bpf program signature size
    cvelistv5