Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Preserve pointer spill metadata during half-slot cleanup
__clean_func_state() cleans dead stack slots in 4-byte halves. When the
high half of a STACK_SPILL slot is dead and the low half remains live,
cleanup converts the live low half to STACK_MISC or STACK_ZERO and clears
the saved spilled_ptr metadata.
That conversion is safe only for scalar spills. For a pointer spill, this
metadata clear lets a later 32-bit fill from the still-live half avoid the
normal non-scalar register-fill check and be treated as an ordinary scalar
stack read.
Leave non-scalar spill slots intact in this half-live shape. This is
conservative for pruning and preserves the existing
check_stack_read_fixed_off() rejection path for partial fills from pointer
spills.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 | 7.1.5 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 7.1.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2852 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026