CVE-2026-64353 PUBLISHED

bpf: Keep dynamic inner array lookups nullable

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 19.07.2026 Published: 25.07.2026 Updated: 25.07.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Keep dynamic inner array lookups nullable

An ARRAY_OF_MAPS can use an array created with BPF_F_INNER_MAP as its inner map template. A concrete inner array with a different max_entries value can then replace the template.

After a successful outer map lookup, the verifier represents the resulting map pointer using the inner map template. Const-key lookup nullness elision consequently uses the template max_entries even though the runtime helper uses the concrete inner map max_entries.

Do not elide lookup result nullness for maps marked with BPF_F_INNER_MAP, because the template max_entries does not prove that the key is in bounds for the concrete runtime map.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from d2102f2f5d75a84dbab6ff890359f0bd4a18ca22 to 0b92ad64d6e4bde85e6b9888404f9a7a2b65d269 (excl.)
  • affected from d2102f2f5d75a84dbab6ff890359f0bd4a18ca22 to d57db0d975053e01410c54e708a85b6d32ef2ebd (excl.)
  • affected from d2102f2f5d75a84dbab6ff890359f0bd4a18ca22 to 53040a81ae57cdca8af8ac36fe4e661730cf7c6b (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 6.14 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 6.14 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.40 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.1.4 to 7.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2-rc1 to * (incl.)

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