CVE-2026-98038Published

bpf: Keep refcount_acquire nullable for borrowed RCU kptrs

Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-98038

Published

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

{
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "kernel/bpf/verifier.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1b12171533a9bb23cf6fba7262b479028b65e1e8",
                            "lessThan": "85bfc8b6db43502444c428eaa2de20bdd2fb9064",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "1b12171533a9bb23cf6fba7262b479028b65e1e8",
                            "lessThan": "8d19e2cdfba9ba8c8eb6a459cd666bec00a1d2c6",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "1b12171533a9bb23cf6fba7262b479028b65e1e8",
                            "lessThan": "85074498228a2500ea8b8039c49cc1ab8ad5328f",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "1b12171533a9bb23cf6fba7262b479028b65e1e8",
                            "lessThan": "dc36739e5cc9f60485418a910b42bc95339218d2",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        }
                    ]
                }

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

{
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "kernel/bpf/verifier.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "6.8",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "6.8",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.12.114",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.18.57",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.2.7",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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