CVE-2026-43333
Published: May 8, 2026
Modified: May 23, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: reject direct access to nullable PTR_TO_BUF pointers check_mem_access() matches PTR_TO_BUF via base_type() which strips PTR_MAYBE_NULL, allowing direct dereference without a null check. Map iterator ctx->key and ctx->value are PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL. On stop callbacks these are NULL, causing a kernel NULL dereference. Add a type_may_be_null() guard to the PTR_TO_BUF branch, matching the existing PTR_TO_BTF_ID pattern.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected b453361384c2db1c703dacb806d5fd36aec4ceca - < 10bc4a4dcded509c5d5c67d497900c3922c604cdaffected 20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - < 21a10c06ffae24cb01fd174a7ab7736001d2ea56affected 20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - < 8755066f7bd0f4ac46a29d1708c7b20894539252affected 20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - < 70abd9d118da2f56beb4ec22e3a29becae373535affected 20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 - < 63276547debc4d8a73eefb2c5273b2a905c961b0+5 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 5.17unaffected 0 - < 5.17unaffected 5.15.203 - <= 5.15.*unaffected 6.1.168 - <= 6.1.*unaffected 6.6.134 - <= 6.6.*+4 more versions |
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