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TI-2026-64442 Aliases CVE-2026-98044GHSA-wq8m-pjjr-x46w

bpf: Reject legacy packet loads from callbacks

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject legacy packet loads from callbacks check_ld_abs() models a failed BPF_LD_ABS or BPF_LD_IND in a subprogram as an implicit return with R0 set to zero. It calls prepare_func_exit() to explore this synthesized path. When the load is reached directly from a synchronous callback, prepare_func_exit() enforces the callback return contract and marks R0 precise. R0 is not derived from a real instruction on this path, so precision backtracking reaches the callback call with R0 still requested and triggers the "callback unexpected regs" verifier bug. A privileged program loader can therefore cause a verifier warning and an -EFAULT BPF_PROG_LOAD. These legacy packet-load instructions are deprecated. Reject them from callbacks rather than complicating their implicit-return model. Check all active frames before constructing the implicit return so nested static subprograms cannot hide the callback context. Global functions are verified independently with a fresh frame zero, so an active-frame check cannot identify a global function called from a callback. Also check the complete subprogram call graph during stack-depth validation and reject a function containing a legacy load when any caller is a callback. This covers global and static descendants without making has_ld_abs transitive, preserving its per-function BTF return-type check. Ordinary uses outside callbacks remain supported.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.12.114, 6.18.53, 5.11 +6Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.12.101 to before 6.12.114; 6.18.42 to before 6.18.53; 5.10.265 to before 5.11; 5.15.216 to before 5.16; 6.1.183 to before 6.2; 6.6.148 to before 6.7; 7.0.10 to before 7.16.12.114, 6.18.53, 5.11, 5.16, 6.2, 6.7, 7.1Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux7.1 and later6.12.114, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.12.101 to before 6.12.114; 6.18.42 to before 6.18.53; 5.10.265 to before 5.11; 5.15.216 to before 5.16; 6.1.183 to before 6.2; 6.6.148 to before 6.7; 7.0.10 to before 7.1 Fixed in 6.12.114, 6.18.53, 5.11, 5.16, 6.2, 6.7, 7.1 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 7.1 and later Fixed in 6.12.114, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.12.114, 6.18.53, 5.11, 5.16, 6.2, 6.7, 7.1
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.12.114, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98044
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq8m-pjjr-x46w
  3. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@cebda2a2bb4183550eae9dcf888c16407b4fffda · CNA
  5. 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
  6. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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