CVE-2026-98063
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref in btf_var_show() btf_var_show() calls btf_type_id_resolve() unconditionally, which dereferences btf->resolved_ids. That is NULL for a base BTF - e.g. the vmlinux BTF that bpf_snprintf_btf() renders against - since base BTF is not resolved during parsing. btf_modifier_show() guards this with 'if (btf->resolved_ids)', but btf_var_show() does not. A BPF program that passes the type_id of a BTF_KIND_VAR from the vmlinux BTF to bpf_snprintf_btf() thus NULL-derefs: KASAN: probably user-memory-access in range [0x46638-0x4663f] RIP: 0010:btf_var_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:2929) Call Trace: <TASK> btf_type_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8259) btf_type_snprintf_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8329) bpf_snprintf_btf (kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1047) bpf_prog_test_run_raw_tp (net/bpf/test_run.c:829) __sys_bpf (kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4804) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) </TASK> Resolve the var's type directly with btf_type_skip_modifiers() when resolved_ids is NULL, mirroring btf_modifier_show().
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Undergoing Analysis
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-25 11:17:35.327000
Last modified
2026-10-19 10:18:00.800000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref in btf_var_show()\n\nbtf_var_show() calls btf_type_id_resolve() unconditionally, which\ndereferences btf->resolved_ids. That is NULL for a base BTF - e.g. the\nvmlinux BTF that bpf_snprintf_btf() renders against - since base BTF is\nnot resolved during parsing. btf_modifier_show() guards this with\n'if (btf->resolved_ids)', but btf_var_show() does not.\n\nA BPF program that passes the type_id of a BTF_KIND_VAR from the vmlinux\nBTF to bpf_snprintf_btf() thus NULL-derefs:\n\nKASAN: probably user-memory-access in range [0x46638-0x4663f]\nRIP: 0010:btf_var_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:2929)\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n btf_type_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8259)\n btf_type_snprintf_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8329)\n bpf_snprintf_btf (kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1047)\n bpf_prog_test_run_raw_tp (net/bpf/test_run.c:829)\n __sys_bpf (kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4804)\n do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84)\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)\n </TASK>\n\nResolve the var's type directly with btf_type_skip_modifiers() when\nresolved_ids is NULL, mirroring btf_modifier_show()."
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