# CVE-2026-74258: bpf: Guard \_\_get\_user acesss with access\_ok for uprobe\_multi data

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from 89ae89f53d201143560f1e9ed4bfa62eee34f88e, fixed in ff6c5ee77dcc98381290d16af53f6262625870a6; from 89ae89f53d201143560f1e9ed4bfa62eee34f88e, fixed in 2c387db784293256d35fd3d438f577cc82bb823d; from 89ae89f53d201143560f1e9ed4bfa62eee34f88e, fixed in a9f1395028c2bbe18e57864cc355c11faff488cb; from 89ae89f53d201143560f1e9ed4bfa62eee34f88e, fixed in c6d51ad36490013ee9df94a372d3bf794bd304d1; from 89ae89f53d201143560f1e9ed4bfa62eee34f88e, fixed in 4d87a251d45b4a95eb4c0abcfab809c9f231258a
- Linux: 6.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.6.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Guard __get_user acesss with access_ok for uprobe_multi data As reported by sashiko [1] we need to use access_ok to check the user space data bounds before we use __get-user to get it. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260610145235.CB1441F00893@smtp.kernel.org/

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6c5ee77dcc98381290d16af53f6262625870a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c387db784293256d35fd3d438f577cc82bb823d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f1395028c2bbe18e57864cc355c11faff488cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6d51ad36490013ee9df94a372d3bf794bd304d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d87a251d45b4a95eb4c0abcfab809c9f231258a

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