CVE-2026-98019

bpf: mark a NULL call argument precise

N/A
Published: September 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: mark a NULL call argument precise check_func_arg() allows bpf_register_is_null() for nullable arguments w/o marking the underlying scalar register precise. Hence a checkpoint created on such a path would prune against arbitrary scalar value. check_helper_call() enforces second parameter of the bpf_get_local_storage() to be zero, w/o marking the underlying scalar register precise. Hence a checkpoint created on such a path would prune against arbitrary scalar value. Grouping these two into one patch, as they share the same fixes tag.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.3b5dc0163d8fd78e64a7e21f309cf932fda34353e
Vendor states this is fixed in 1a3a10b030c96ea88868ccc060a16827c01eaa5a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 69a9ad004ccf5d45e534c7d503f47f643abe64b7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.57 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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