CVE-2026-43070: bpf: Reset register ID for BPF_END value tracking
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reset register ID for BPF_END value tracking When a register undergoes a BPF_END (byte swap) operation, its scalar value is mutated in-place. If this register previously shared a scalar ID with another register (e.g., after an `r1 = r0` assignment), this tie must be broken. Currently, the verifier misses resetting `dst_reg->id` to 0 for BPF_END. Consequently, if a conditional jump checks the swapped register, the verifier incorrectly propagates the learned bounds to the linked register, leading to false confidence in the linked register's value and potentially allowing out-of-bounds memory accesses. Fix this by explicitly resetting `dst_reg->id` to 0 in the BPF_END case to break the scalar tie, similar to how BPF_NEG handles it via `__mark_reg_known`.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 0d15c3611a2cc5d08993545d4032055ae10ae2c1
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
- Linux / Linux< a17443af874229408ce6b78e2c8a2b5adeb4b7d8 (from 4c03342e5ac532fb34d13a7b51dd7261dfc48963) · < 0d15c3611a2cc5d08993545d4032055ae10ae2c1 (from d00ce96623a69a100ad79675d0e85fda3c50d89b) · < a3125bc01884431d30d731461634c8295b6f0529 (from 9d21199842247ab05c675fb9b6c6ca393a5c0024)
- Linux / Linux< 6.18.21 (from 6.18.17) · < 6.19.11 (from 6.19.7)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H