Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2026· Updated Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-64507
CVE-2026-64507
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/bugs: Enable IBPB flush on BPF JIT allocation
Enable hardening against JIT spraying when Spectre-v2 mitigations are in use. Specifically, issue an IBPB flush on BPF JIT memory reuse. Skip enabling the IBPB flush if the BPF dispatcher is already using a retpoline sequence.
This hardening applies only when BPF-JIT is in use. Guard the enabling under CONFIG_BPF_JIT so that bugs.c still builds with CONFIG_BPF_JIT=n.
Affected products
91- osv-coords90 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernelpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64kpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-debugpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-debug-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-debug-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-debug-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-debug-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-devel-matchedpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-64k-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-abi-stablelistspkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-cross-headerspkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debugpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debug-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debug-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debug-devel-matchedpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debug-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debug-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debug-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-debug-uki-virtpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-devel-matchedpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-headerspkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-modules-extra-matchedpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rtpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64kpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-debugpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-debug-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-debug-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-debug-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-64k-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debugpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-rt-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-toolspkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-tools-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-tools-libs-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-uki-virtpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-uki-virt-addonspkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-zfcpdumppkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedpkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-modulespkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extrapkg:rpm/almalinux/libperfpkg:rpm/almalinux/perfpkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-perfpkg:rpm/almalinux/rtlapkg:rpm/almalinux/rvpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0
>= 5.18.0, < 6.1.183+ 89 more
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/25dbcd31781e2bc3cd63d873af1fcd06f863a126nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/52440e15d9628f8f239373c0f2e5e8f92feea2dfnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4c8af9ae67eb072d90d1b339f14d27a82bd2a1nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9354248fc1c33a844ca1872761f6668b393e8c37nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3af84b0fa00ead01fcd0e28b5d773ff25990a0dnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb27f3bf915cc0f20fc0c48da9059304e39ebd35nvd
News mentions
3- Researchers Use New CPU Attack to Steal Linux Root Password Hash From MemoryCyber Security News · Oct 1, 2026
- Spectre bug is back, this time to haunt JIT enginesThe Register Security · Sep 30, 2026
- New Spectre-v2 BTR Attack Leaks Linux Memory Despite Existing DefensesThe Hacker News · Sep 29, 2026