CVE-2026-43070

HIGH

bpf: Reset register ID for BPF_END value tracking

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reset register ID for BPF_END value tracking When a register undergoes a BPF_END (byte swap) operation, its scalar value is mutated in-place. If this register previously shared a scalar ID with another register (e.g., after an `r1 = r0` assignment), this tie must be broken. Currently, the verifier misses resetting `dst_reg->id` to 0 for BPF_END. Consequently, if a conditional jump checks the swapped register, the verifier incorrectly propagates the learned bounds to the linked register, leading to false confidence in the linked register's value and potentially allowing out-of-bounds memory accesses. Fix this by explicitly resetting `dst_reg->id` to 0 in the BPF_END case to break the scalar tie, similar to how BPF_NEG handles it via `__mark_reg_known`.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (5)
Linux/Linux 4c03342e5ac532fb34d13a7b51dd7261dfc48963 - a17443af874229408ce6b78e2c8a2b5adeb4b7d8
Linux/Linux 6.18.17 - 6.18.21
Linux/Linux 6.19.7 - 6.19.11
Linux/Linux 9d21199842247ab05c675fb9b6c6ca393a5c0024 - a3125bc01884431d30d731461634c8295b6f0529
Linux/Linux d00ce96623a69a100ad79675d0e85fda3c50d89b - 0d15c3611a2cc5d08993545d4032055ae10ae2c1
Published May 05, 2026
Tracked Since May 05, 2026