CVE-2026-98049
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: zero extend the result of an arena 32-bit cmpxchg
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: zero extend the result of an arena 32-bit cmpxchg bpf_convert_ctx_accesses() rewrites an atomic on an arena pointer from BPF_STX | BPF_ATOMIC to BPF_STX | BPF_PROBE_ATOMIC, and it runs before bpf_opt_subreg_zext_lo32_rnd_hi32(). That pass emits an explicit zero extension for a 32-bit cmpxchg even when bpf_jit_needs_zext() is false. This is done because on some architectures 32-bit cmpxchg requires explicit zero extension for the dst register. E.g. on x86-64 'lock cmpxchg' does not change the %eax if comparison is successful, while BPF semantics declare that each operation on a 32-bit register zero extends it's upper half. is_cmpxchg_insn() matches BPF_MODE == BPF_ATOMIC only, so an arena cmpxchg misses said zero extension adjustment. This patch adjusts is_cmpxchg_insn() to match BPF_PROBE_ATOMIC alongside BPF_ATOMIC.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d503a04f8bc0c75dc9db9452d8cc79d748afb752 | affected | git | 1bb1be18263995b159cf5afad3a05500ba6d2a7b | Unavailable | None listed |
| d503a04f8bc0c75dc9db9452d8cc79d748afb752 | affected | git | 6bb6ae5ab1beffda51dabf41612f501d07f10fc6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| d503a04f8bc0c75dc9db9452d8cc79d748afb752 | affected | git | 1c1b476d43a8b6c9bc04600369dd8cc39950d98e | Unavailable | None listed |
| d503a04f8bc0c75dc9db9452d8cc79d748afb752 | affected | git | 4814ed6406f3493bd554ad046da5f7fc04833571 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.10 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.114 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.57 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.2.7 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.2.* | None listed |
| 7.3 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |