# CVE-2026-98787: bpf: Fix missing migration protection in \_\_rhtab\_map\_lookup\_and\_delete\_batch()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 818e0084822742fc00eacbf5df3476a5e72c7d0e, fixed in 94f41ec5fa578765b74ad5736c2f029e7aabc46d; from 818e0084822742fc00eacbf5df3476a5e72c7d0e, fixed in de020dc8049bfb2b22e3b6d99c031feb2e22d112
- Linux: 7.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix missing migration protection in __rhtab_map_lookup_and_delete_batch() bpf_mem_cache_free_rcu() uses this_cpu_ptr() which requires migration to be disabled. All callers of rhtab_delete_elem() disable migration except __rhtab_map_lookup_and_delete_batch(), which calls it under rcu_read_lock() only. On CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU, rcu_read_lock() does not disable preemption or migration, so the task can migrate between CPUs during the delete loop, causing this_cpu_ptr() to trigger: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code Fix by wrapping the delete loop in migrate_disable()/migrate_enable() in __rhtab_map_lookup_and_delete_batch(), matching the migration protection that the other callers already provide.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94f41ec5fa578765b74ad5736c2f029e7aabc46d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de020dc8049bfb2b22e3b6d99c031feb2e22d112

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