CVE-2026-98816

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix overflow of jump offset in constant blinding bpf_jit_blind_insn() rewrites 'if rX op imm goto off' into: AX = imm ^ rnd AX ^= rnd if rX op AX goto off and subtracts 2 from off when the jump is backward. off is s16, so -32767 and -32768 wrap and the jump goes 32767 insns forward, past the end of the prog. The jump is inside the patch, hence bpf_adj_branches() doesn't check it. The kernel crashes when such prog runs with bpf_jit_harden=2. Return -ERANGE in such case. bpf_jit_blind_constants() fails the same way when blinding of other insns moves a jump out of range.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-10-18 16:17:35.770000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:19:45.683000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-98816",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:17:35.770",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:19:45.683",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Fix overflow of jump offset in constant blinding\n\nbpf_jit_blind_insn() rewrites 'if rX op imm goto off' into:\n\n  AX = imm ^ rnd\n  AX ^= rnd\n  if rX op AX goto off\n\nand subtracts 2 from off when the jump is backward. off is s16, so\n-32767 and -32768 wrap and the jump goes 32767 insns forward, past the\nend of the prog. The jump is inside the patch, hence bpf_adj_branches()\ndoesn't check it. The kernel crashes when such prog runs with\nbpf_jit_harden=2.\n\nReturn -ERANGE in such case. bpf_jit_blind_constants() fails the same\nway when blinding of other insns moves a jump out of range."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "programFiles": [
            "kernel/bpf/core.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "4f3446bb809f20ad56cadf712e6006815ae7a8f9",
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            },
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            },
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        }
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  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/443328237113ee0ea515e506497334d871dbc2aa",
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}