CVE-2026-53092
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().
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-393
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1509c1ae9185ec7103899967ed788b6eebab3fcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc86a8b0a1c54d2bccf6f68cf49b82dea91b84dePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f14173c0d5866c3cae759dee560ad1bed10d2ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88e8e4a3b52bd5b2ff3eceba4b29d1b5506d066Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53092Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492362Third Party Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53092.jsonThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.