CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53092

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem, adjust_reg_min_max_vals() incorrectly tracks register delta when src_reg == dst_reg (e.g., rX += rX). Modifying dst_reg before reading src_reg sets an incorrect delta, causing a verifier-vs-runtime mismatch.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this to bypass the BPF verifier and execute unsafe operations, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that skips delta tracking when src_reg == dst_reg.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix linked reg delta tracking when src_reg == dst_reg Consider the case of rX += rX where src_reg and dst_reg are pointers to the same bpf_reg_state in adjust_reg_min_max_vals(). The latter first modifies the dst_reg in-place, and later in the delta tracking, the subsequent is_reg_const(src_reg)/reg_const_value(src_reg) reads the post-{add,sub} value instead of the original source. This is problematic since it sets an incorrect delta, which sync_linked_regs() then propagates to linked registers, thus creating a verifier-vs-runtime mismatch. Fix it by just skipping this corner case.

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