Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-92516
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151001
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-92516
CWE-ID: CWE-1284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger an incorrect offset warning.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect offset validation in the BPF type format field parser when parsing BTF fields containing BPF_RES_SPIN_LOCK. A local user can provide a BTF record containing a BPF_RES_SPIN_LOCK field to trigger an incorrect offset warning.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-92516
Install security update from vendor's repository.