bpf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in bpf_sk_storage_clone and diag paths
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-52938 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-24 08:16:24 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-24 08:16:24 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in bpf_sk_storage_clone and diag paths
bpf_selem_unlink_nofail() sets SDATA(selem)->smap to NULL before
removing the selem from the storage hlist. A concurrent RCU reader in
bpf_sk_storage_clone() can observe the selem still on the list with
smap already NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference.
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000000a:
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000050-0x0000000000000057]
RIP: 0010:bpf_sk_storage_clone+0x1cd/0xaa0 net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c:174
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
sk_clone+0xfed/0x1980 net/core/sock.c:2591
inet_csk_clone_lock+0x30/0x760 net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1222
tcp_create_openreq_child+0x35/0x2680 net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c:571
tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock+0x123/0xf90 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1729
tcp_check_req+0x8e1/0x2580 include/net/tcp.h:855
tcp_v4_rcv+0x1845/0x3b80 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2347
Add a NULL check for smap in bpf_sk_storage_clone().
bpf_sk_storage_diag_put_all() has the same issue. Add a NULL check
and pass the validated smap directly to diag_get(), which is refactored
to take smap as a parameter instead of reading it internally.
bpf_sk_storage_diag_put() uses diag->maps[i] which is always valid
under its refcount, so diag->maps[i] is passed directly to diag_get(). |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5d800f87d0a5ea1b156c47a4b9fd128479335153 375e4e33c18dfa05c5dfd5f3dfffeb29343dd4c7 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 7.0 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.0 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/375e4e33c18dfa05c5dfd5f3dfffeb29343dd4c7 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.