bpf: Mark NULL kptr stores precise
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-98034 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-25 11:17:32 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-25 11:17:32 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Mark NULL kptr stores precise
check_map_kptr_access() permits a scalar store into an untrusted kptr
field only when the register is known to contain zero. Unlike other
verifier checks whose outcome depends on a scalar value, it does not mark
that register precise.
A state checkpoint reached with an imprecise zero can therefore prune a
second path that reaches the store with an arbitrary nonzero scalar. The
program can write attacker-controlled bits into the kptr field and load
them back as a PTR_TO_BTF_ID.
Call mark_chain_precision() before accepting a known-zero register. This
forces state equivalence to compare its scalar range and makes the verifier
visit and reject a path carrying a nonzero value. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 61df10c7799e27807ad5e459eec9d77cddf8bf45 86168208737bdd267d92d855d453d1d2f840df19 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 61df10c7799e27807ad5e459eec9d77cddf8bf45 ecdc5043794c9184aa8e6c814603899479c46b35 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected b5a8069835e5236824a84281592d29f859b33153 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5.18.18 5.19 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5.19 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.19 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2.7 7.2.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.3-rc2 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecdc5043794c9184aa8e6c814603899479c46b35 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/86168208737bdd267d92d855d453d1d2f840df19 |
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.