CVE-2026-43333
MEDIUMbpf: reject direct access to nullable PTR_TO_BUF pointers
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: reject direct access to nullable PTR_TO_BUF pointers check_mem_access() matches PTR_TO_BUF via base_type() which strips PTR_MAYBE_NULL, allowing direct dereference without a null check. Map iterator ctx->key and ctx->value are PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL. On stop callbacks these are NULL, causing a kernel NULL dereference. Add a type_may_be_null() guard to the PTR_TO_BUF branch, matching the existing PTR_TO_BTF_ID pattern.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (21)
Linux/Linux
< 5.17
Linux/Linux
20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - 21a10c06ffae24cb01fd174a7ab7736001d2ea56
Linux/Linux
20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - 4f6c99dc0420f1a3d671c1b8ab8a7ac84d9cba09
Linux/Linux
20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - 63276547debc4d8a73eefb2c5273b2a905c961b0
Linux/Linux
20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - 70abd9d118da2f56beb4ec22e3a29becae373535
Linux/Linux
20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - 8755066f7bd0f4ac46a29d1708c7b20894539252
Linux/Linux
20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - b0db1accbc7395657c2b79db59fa9fae0d6656f3
Linux/Linux
5.15.203 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.37 - 5.15.203
Linux/Linux
5.16.11 - 5.17
... and 11 more
Published
May 08, 2026
Tracked Since
May 08, 2026