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CVE-2026-43333

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CVSS
5.5 Medium
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.12%
Risk score
1.3
Published
2026-05-08
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: reject direct access to nullable PTR_TO_BUF pointers check_mem_access() matches PTR_TO_BUF via base_type() which strips PTR_MAYBE_NULL, allowing direct dereference without a null check. Map iterator ctx->key and ctx->value are PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL. On stop callbacks these are NULL, causing a kernel NULL dereference. Add a type_may_be_null() guard to the PTR_TO_BUF branch, matching the existing PTR_TO_BTF_ID pattern. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) component. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a kernel null pointer dereference by directly accessing nullable `PTR_TO_BUF` pointers without proper null checks. This can lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Coverage 5

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