CVE-2026-53083
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix RCU stall in bpf_fd_array_map_clear()
Add a missing cond_resched() in bpf_fd_array_map_clear() loop.
For PROG_ARRAY maps with many entries this loop calls
prog_array_map_poke_run() per entry which can be expensive, and
without yielding this can cause RCU stalls under load:
rcu: Stack dump where RCU GP kthread last ran:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 30932 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.14.0-13195-g967e8def1100 #2 PREEMPT(undef)
Workqueue: events prog_array_map_clear_deferred
RIP: 0010:write_comp_data+0x38/0x90 kernel/kcov.c:246
Call Trace:
<TASK>
prog_array_map_poke_run+0x77/0x380 kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:1096
__fd_array_map_delete_elem+0x197/0x310 kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:925
bpf_fd_array_map_clear kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:1000 [inline]
prog_array_map_clear_deferred+0x119/0x1b0 kernel/bpf/arraymap.c:1141
process_one_work+0x898/0x19d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3238
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3319 [inline]
worker_thread+0x770/0x10b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
kthread+0x465/0x880 kernel/kthread.c:464
ret_from_fork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:153
ret_from_fork_asm+0x19/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
Summary dbcve.org
This is an RCU (Read-Copy-Update) stall vulnerability in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem. The bpf_fd_array_map_clear() function lacks a cond_resched() call in its loop, causing it to process many PROG_ARRAY map entries without yielding CPU time. Under load with maps containing many entries, this causes the prog_array_map_poke_run() function to run continuously without scheduling, leading to RCU stalls.
Mitigation
Apply the kernel patch to add cond_resched() in the bpf_fd_array_map_clear() loop. This is a single-line fix that yields CPU time during bulk map clearing operations, preventing RCU stalls.