---
id: CVE-2026-92516
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  bpf: Fix offset warn check for bpf_res_spin_lock

  Sashiko pointed out correctly that the case statement for
  BPF_RES_SPIN_LOCK incorrectly checks offset for BPF_SPIN_LOC…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  bpf: Fix offset warn check for bpf_res_spin_lock

  Sashiko pointed out correctly that the case statement for
  BPF_RES_SPIN_LOCK incorrectly checks offset for BPF_SPIN_LOC…
severity: medium
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 0de2046137f976e7302d43ac01d9894d07ac1fff <
    dfdce1f20a7e5e826165c556fd3367c65387e966
  - >-
    Linux >= 0de2046137f976e7302d43ac01d9894d07ac1fff <
    92356df4aa2b044b62bc7e45e0d99231af147f29
  - >-
    Linux >= 0de2046137f976e7302d43ac01d9894d07ac1fff <
    04e19012efaec2bfd8c3b37fd8a6c3f1fe731ffc
  - Linux 6.15
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T17:17:54.477'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92516'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e19012efaec2bfd8c3b37fd8a6c3f1fe731ffc'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92356df4aa2b044b62bc7e45e0d99231af147f29'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfdce1f20a7e5e826165c556fd3367c65387e966'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92516.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92516'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2536587'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92516'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92516'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-92516.mbox
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T16:21:47.777Z'
epss: 0.00206
epssPercentile: 0.10618
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-1285
---

## Overview

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

bpf: Fix offset warn check for bpf_res_spin_lock

Sashiko pointed out correctly that the case statement for
BPF_RES_SPIN_LOCK incorrectly checks offset for BPF_SPIN_LOCK.
Fix it by checking res_spin_lock_off instead.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-10-20 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92516.json)