CVE-2026-98064: bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref when showing a void BTF type
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.17% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 4ea508b9ebd78bce7f212166d2e2cba66b875f08, 5324f4e75ff6e9c2ca2e267c5f34f0937f9d0ac9, 62b00074b58ccf43f61f70f2cfcac80937b530c6; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.158.1-1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 4ea508b9ebd78bce7f212166d2e2cba66b875f08, 5324f4e75ff6e9c2ca2e267c5f34f0937f9d0ac9, 62b00074b58ccf43f61f70f2cfcac80937b530c6; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.158.1-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref when showing a void BTF type btf_modifier_show() resolves the modifier and then calls btf_type_ops(t)->show() unconditionally. For the void type (type_id 0, BTF_KIND_UNKN) kind_ops[] has no entry, so ->show is NULL. A "const void" (a modifier resolving to void) cannot be a map key or value - map_check_btf() rejects it because void has no size - so the map dump path does not reach it. But bpf_snprintf_btf() takes a type_id straight from the BPF program, and passing such a "const void" from the vmlinux BTF NULL-derefs: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f] RIP: 0010:btf_modifier_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:2914) Call Trace: <TASK> btf_type_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8251) btf_type_snprintf_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8321) bpf_snprintf_btf (kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1047) bpf_prog_test_run_raw_tp (net/bpf/test_run.c:829) __sys_bpf (kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4804) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) </TASK> Fall back to btf_df_show() when the resolved type has no show op; it emits the "<unsupported kind:N>" placeholder already used for kinds like FWD and FUNC. bpf_snprintf_btf() then returns the length as usual.
- Published
- Sep 25, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 7th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Linux Linux
- 5.10affected
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before cf528f2d7a0a54f2a3c6d439cfa3c8d7dfe90d8daffected · git
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before adb15557a641cb8a31f83e5f62bd12042b138c7baffected · git
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before 62b00074b58ccf43f61f70f2cfcac80937b530c6affected · git
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before 86d86f9fcf62dd3654090fbf3cf7ae5f42aa0706affected · git
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before 717abdfd1d559d01fdd102023f0a990fb0437240affected · git
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before 98f1cb95221332139acf514350ae2cae3b8656c5affected · git
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before 5324f4e75ff6e9c2ca2e267c5f34f0937f9d0ac9affected · git
- c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f and later · before 4ea508b9ebd78bce7f212166d2e2cba66b875f08affected · git
- before 5.10not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.190-1 | 6.1.190-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux-6.12 | before 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.111-1 | 6.12.111-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.7-1 | 7.2.7-1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-98061Sep 25, 2026 · bpf: Reject tail calls directly from callback frames0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-98063Sep 25, 2026 · bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref in btf_var_show()0Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-98065Sep 25, 2026 · bpf: Reject key-less BTF for hash maps0Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 4ea508b9ebd78bce7f212166d2e2cba66b875f08 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 5324f4e75ff6e9c2ca2e267c5f34f0937f9d0ac9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 62b00074b58ccf43f61f70f2cfcac80937b530c6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 717abdfd1d559d01fdd102023f0a990fb0437240 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 86d86f9fcf62dd3654090fbf3cf7ae5f42aa0706 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 98f1cb95221332139acf514350ae2cae3b8656c5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | adb15557a641cb8a31f83e5f62bd12042b138c7b | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | cf528f2d7a0a54f2a3c6d439cfa3c8d7dfe90d8d | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.158.1-1 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.190-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.111-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux-6.12 | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
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Bug bounty scope
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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
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- TR-26-1184 · Sep 28, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
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Change log
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5324f4e75ff6e9c2ca2e267c5f34f0937f9d0ac9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b00074b58ccf43f61f70f2cfcac80937b530c6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/717abdfd1d559d01fdd102023f0a990fb0437240
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/86d86f9fcf62dd3654090fbf3cf7ae5f42aa0706
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/98f1cb95221332139acf514350ae2cae3b8656c5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb15557a641cb8a31f83e5f62bd12042b138c7b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf528f2d7a0a54f2a3c6d439cfa3c8d7dfe90d8d
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