# CVE-2026-90210: bpf: Fix UAF in bpf\_trampoline\_multi\_attach\_free on update failure

- 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: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from aef4dfa790b22d8052cfb78044eadbe03c876c39, fixed in 65c3939656fd7848e9274faa07c26748b5bf049c; from aef4dfa790b22d8052cfb78044eadbe03c876c39, fixed in 0253073fb7d79a2dd2eae9581ea16db2aef395a6
- Linux: 7.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix UAF in bpf_trampoline_multi_attach_free on update failure When bpf_trampoline_update() fails before modify_fentry_multi()/ unregister_fentry_multi() is called, cur_image is unchanged (cur_image == old_image) and ftrace still calls into it. Freeing old_image in that case causes a UAF. Only free old_image when it differs from cur_image.

## What to do

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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/65c3939656fd7848e9274faa07c26748b5bf049c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0253073fb7d79a2dd2eae9581ea16db2aef395a6

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