CVE-2026-53078

Technical Description

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.

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Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

References