CVE-2026-53092
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-06-24 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-23 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1509c1ae9185ec7103899967ed788b6eebab3fcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc86a8b0a1c54d2bccf6f68cf49b82dea91b84de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f14173c0d5866c3cae759dee560ad1bed10d2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88e8e4a3b52bd5b2ff3eceba4b29d1b5506d066
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53092
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492362
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53092.json