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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reset register ID for BPF_END value tracking When a register undergoes a BPF_END (byte swap) operation, its scalar value is mutated in-place. If this register previously shared a scalar ID with another register (e.g., after an `r1 = r0` assignment), this tie must be broken. Currently, the verifier misses resetting `dst_reg->id` to 0 for BPF_END. Consequently, if a conditional jump checks the swapped register, the verifier incorrectly propagates the learned bounds to the linked register, leading to false confidence in the linked register's value and potentially allowing out-of-bounds memory accesses. Fix this by explicitly resetting `dst_reg->id` to 0 in the BPF_END case to break the scalar tie, similar to how BPF_NEG handles it via `__mark_reg_known`.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-01 | Published 2026-05-05 | Updated 2026-05-08 | Assigner Linux




HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Product status

Default status
unaffected

4c03342e5ac532fb34d13a7b51dd7261dfc48963 (git) before a17443af874229408ce6b78e2c8a2b5adeb4b7d8
affected

d00ce96623a69a100ad79675d0e85fda3c50d89b (git) before 0d15c3611a2cc5d08993545d4032055ae10ae2c1
affected

9d21199842247ab05c675fb9b6c6ca393a5c0024 (git) before a3125bc01884431d30d731461634c8295b6f0529
affected

Default status
unaffected

6.18.17 (semver) before 6.18.21
affected

6.19.7 (semver) before 6.19.11
affected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/a17443af874229408ce6b78e2c8a2b5adeb4b7d8

git.kernel.org/...c/0d15c3611a2cc5d08993545d4032055ae10ae2c1

git.kernel.org/...c/a3125bc01884431d30d731461634c8295b6f0529

cve.org (CVE-2026-43070)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-43070)

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