CVE-2026-93138

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-17. A secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux

bpf_get_btf_vmlinux() lazily parses the vmlinux BTF under the bpf_verifier_lock, but publishes the result through a plain store and re-checks it through a plain lockless load. Nothing orders the stores initializing the struct btf inside btf_parse_vmlinux() against the store publishing the pointer: On a weakly ordered arch, a concurrent first-time caller taking the lockless fast path could in principle observe the pointer before the parsed contents are visible. The mutex_unlock() does not help such a reader given it only synchronizes with a later acquisition of the same lock. Thus, publish the pointer with smp_store_release() and read it on the fast path with smp_load_acquire().

Acquire semantics are needed rather than a dependency-ordered READ_ONCE(): btf_parse_vmlinux() also populates globals outside the returned object (e.g. bpf_ctx_convert.t). An address dependency would only order accesses performed through the pointer and not cover other globals.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
6th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f32a4a40bc635be25d6816da4bd91e9e58c31bf3
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaf302628a78806f66d8224d6ba03fb4d5025de4
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e18a10b39c994f04e1ebd7f8fc042bb1ca8ad053
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7fe72d780122eb934536f1719abad445f6afdf7
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978524ecfc1c539282df5858de1eec20748c6f74
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92863e678070f57c17c868e4bfa2441a5c61ad2b
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86d11c594d60b255b526fa5260f669463fb1a063
generic

bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpf_get_btf_vmlinux - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2892f3f44bf865c8fb6b6c0960edec4cc91806ee

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-93138(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (360 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
—
linux-6.126.12.100-1~deb12u1, 6.12.101-1~deb12u1, 6.12.107-1~deb12u1
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1~deb12u1: fixed in 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.12.96-1 (35 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1: fixed in 6.12.111-1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (179 versions)
  • every version up to 7.2.6-1: fixed in 7.2.6-1
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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 72× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-05 08:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-04 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-04 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-03 20:10 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-03 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-03 08:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-02 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-02 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-02 07:50 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-10-02 07:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-10-01 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-01 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-30 19:46 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-30 19:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-30 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-29 19:42 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-29 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-29 07:39 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-29 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-28 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-28 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-28 07:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-27 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-27 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-27 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-26 19:27 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-26 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-26 07:26 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-26 07:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-25 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-25 07:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-24 19:14 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-24 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-24 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-23 19:10 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-23 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-23 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-22 18:43 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-22 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-22 06:41 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-22 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-21 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-21 06:38 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-21 06:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-09-20 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-20 06:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-19 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-19 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-19 06:27 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-19 06:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-18 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-18 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-18 18:00 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  43. 2026-09-18 18:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-18 17:59 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  45. 2026-09-17 17:24 UTCNVD update
  46. 2026-09-17 16:21 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-17 16:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-93138?
CVE-2026-93138 is a high vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix vmlinux BTF prep race in bpfgetbtf_vmlinux bpfgetbtf_vmlinux() lazily parses the vmlinux BTF under the bpfverifierlock, but publishes the result through a plain store and re-checks it through a plain lockless load. Nothing…
When was CVE-2026-93138 disclosed?
CVE-2026-93138 was first published on September 17, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-93138 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-93138 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (6th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-93138?
CVE-2026-93138 has a CVSS base score of 7.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-93138?
No fix for CVE-2026-93138 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-93138 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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