bpf: Fix NULL deref in map_kptr_match_type for scalar regs

Summary

CVECVE-2026-53032
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-24 17:17:14 UTC
Updated2026-07-14 19:38:53 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix NULL deref in map_kptr_match_type for scalar regs Commit ab6c637ad027 ("bpf: Fix a bpf_kptr_xchg() issue with local kptr") refactored map_kptr_match_type() to branch on btf_is_kernel() before checking base_type(). A scalar register stored into a kptr slot has no btf, so the btf_is_kernel(reg->btf) call dereferences NULL. Move the base_type() != PTR_TO_BTF_ID guard before any reg->btf access.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.001680000 probability, percentile 0.063470000 (date 2026-07-13)

Problem Types: CWE-476

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected ab6c637ad0276e42f8acabcbc64932a6d346dab3 520454e839710c327808c2fcc98e28cee77355fc git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ab6c637ad0276e42f8acabcbc64932a6d346dab3 0a36c1f72888bca0237295a4da19cd91821a90be git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ab6c637ad0276e42f8acabcbc64932a6d346dab3 6982653ce5f119982aa58f1af58e7bfbebf39252 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ab6c637ad0276e42f8acabcbc64932a6d346dab3 da1d615ce49a47986a8864e2371a26e97861085c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ab6c637ad0276e42f8acabcbc64932a6d346dab3 4d0a375887ab4d49e4da1ff10f9606cab8f7c3ad git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected af3d2e0f3a54e67806959d161e613457772babc5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4782968e0d631b0d8944dcfd4bf8fb49be087101 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.4.16 6.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.5.3 6.6 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.6 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.141 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.91 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.33 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0.10 7.0.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a36c1f72888bca0237295a4da19cd91821a90be 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/da1d615ce49a47986a8864e2371a26e97861085c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6982653ce5f119982aa58f1af58e7bfbebf39252 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d0a375887ab4d49e4da1ff10f9606cab8f7c3ad 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/520454e839710c327808c2fcc98e28cee77355fc 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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