CVE-2026-53078
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops When a BPF sock_ops program accesses ctx fields with dst_reg == src_reg, the SOCK_OPS_GET_SK() and SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD() macros fail to zero the destination register in the !fullsock / !locked_tcp_sock path. Both macros borrow a temporary register to check is_fullsock / is_locked_tcp_sock when dst_reg == src_reg, because dst_reg holds the ctx pointer. When the check is false (e.g., TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV state with a request_sock), dst_reg should be zeroed but is not, leaving the stale ctx pointer: - SOCK_OPS_GET_SK: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer, passes NULL checks as PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL, and can be used as a bogus socket pointer, leading to stack-out-of-bounds access in helpers like bpf_skc_to_tcp6_sock(). - SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer which the verifier believes is a SCALAR_VALUE, leaking a kernel pointer. Fix both macros by: - Changing JMP_A(1) to JMP_A(2) in the fullsock path to skip the added instruction. - Adding BPF_MOV64_IMM(si->dst_reg, 0) after the temp register restore in the !fullsock path, placed after the restore because dst_reg == src_reg means we need src_reg intact to read ctx->temp.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | db1200ec2c3ddf119d4d9ba67982063df06bbacb | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | 4c1c5efd9d1d74743d41ce4e1600501b4feb6827 | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | 0e6b30657bbc771f38025c828d722b6162428508 | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | 64eaf4ecda007140ddcdb28e00c48c9c69aaba39 | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | 2a2c98141e0a75f2d4a7d78b0316c88b3da784ac | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | 22400725de070b787cd6d806c5795370ab46d269 | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | 18e3ffde1822f0b48b1753bf34aa97ce839df1d8 | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db | affected | git | 10f86a2a5c91fc4c4d001960f1c21abe52545ef6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 48be3df15aa19c04eadf156c9129293c9a10389f | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| cd4644d904e1d153d516e73e2e127e7a2fe687e1 | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6e0bc946cbeec538322820786b5fb5200a2216ab | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| a7e52f7f675046d9ffc5692d815fa67c82fcdbf5 | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| db7f8c57dbdd31f7e59f8dc8d1e1b38607a320ef | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.7.18 | affected | semver | 5.8 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.8.4 | affected | semver | 5.9 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.4.61 | affected | semver | 5.5 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.9 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.270 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.221 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.188 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.157 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.101 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.42 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.0.10 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.0.* | None listed |
| 7.1 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |