CVE-2026-98033

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Preserve inner map identity in callback frames Callback frame constructors initialize map-typed argument registers with __mark_reg_known_zero() and then restore map_ptr. This clears map_uid, which is the only field distinguishing inner maps that share an inner_map_meta template. When a timer callback invokes bpf_for_each_map_elem() on a second inner map, both the saved first map and the second map value can reach the nested callback as the same template with map_uid zero. bpf_timer_init() then accepts pairing the timer from the second map with the first map. The runtime records the first map in the timer without taking a reference. Freeing that map does not find the timer stored in the second map, so a later timer callback dereferences the freed map. Copy map_uid from the same caller register as map_ptr when constructing for-each, timer/workqueue, and task-work callback arguments. The existing identity check can then reject mismatched inner maps while allowing a callback value to be paired with its actual map.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-25 11:17:32.003000

Last modified

2026-10-21 13:21:19.500000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:32.003",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T13:21:19.500",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Preserve inner map identity in callback frames\n\nCallback frame constructors initialize map-typed argument registers with\n__mark_reg_known_zero() and then restore map_ptr. This clears map_uid,\nwhich is the only field distinguishing inner maps that share an\ninner_map_meta template.\n\nWhen a timer callback invokes bpf_for_each_map_elem() on a second inner\nmap, both the saved first map and the second map value can reach the nested\ncallback as the same template with map_uid zero. bpf_timer_init() then\naccepts pairing the timer from the second map with the first map.\n\nThe runtime records the first map in the timer without taking a reference.\nFreeing that map does not find the timer stored in the second map, so a\nlater timer callback dereferences the freed map.\n\nCopy map_uid from the same caller register as map_ptr when constructing\nfor-each, timer/workqueue, and task-work callback arguments. The existing\nidentity check can then reject mismatched inner maps while allowing a\ncallback value to be paired with its actual map."
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