CVE-2026-53078CWE-125

CVE-2026-53078

High · published June 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops

When a BPF sock_ops program accesses ctx fields with dst_reg == src_reg,

the SOCK_OPS_GET_SK() and SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD() macros fail to zero the

destination register in the !fullsock / !locked_tcp_sock path.

Both macros borrow a temporary register to check is_fullsock /

is_locked_tcp_sock when dst_reg == src_reg, because dst_reg holds the

ctx pointer. When the check is false (e.g., TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV state with

a request_sock), dst_reg should be zeroed but is not, leaving the stale

ctx pointer:

- SOCK_OPS_GET_SK: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer, passes NULL checks

as PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL, and can be used as a bogus socket pointer,

leading to stack-out-of-bounds access in helpers like

bpf_skc_to_tcp6_sock().

- SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer which the

verifier believes is a SCALAR_VALUE, leaking a kernel pointer.

Fix both macros by:

- Changing JMP_A(1) to JMP_A(2) in the fullsock path to skip the

added instruction.

- Adding BPF_MOV64_IMM(si->dst_reg, 0) after the temp register

restore in the !fullsock path, placed after the restore because

dst_reg == src_reg means we need src_reg intact to read ctx->temp.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00120 · 1.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-06-24T21:17Z
Affected products (12)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.4.61, < 5.55.5
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.7.18, < 5.85.8
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.8.4, < 5.95.9
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.9.1, < 7.0.107.0.10
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References (8)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUN 16:30Z
    bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops
    cvelistv5