Not yet scoredPublished Aug 15, 2026

CVE-2026-72428bpf: Fix stack slot index in nospec checks

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix stack slot index in nospec checks check_stack_write_fixed_off() computes the byte slot for a fixed-offset stack write as -off - 1, and records each written byte in slot_type[] with (slot - i) % BPF_REG_SIZE. The Spectre v4 sanitization pre-check uses slot_type[i] instead. For a 4-byte write at fp-8 after the lower half of fp-8 has been zeroed, the pre-check scans bytes 0..3 and sees STACK_ZERO while the actual write updates bytes 7..4. That can leave the second half-slot write without nospec_result even though the bytes being overwritten still require sanitization. Use the same slot index in the sanitization pre-check that the write path uses when updating slot_type[].

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Aug 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 0e9280654aa482088ee6ef3deadef331f5ac5fb0 before e62268e695075a481a6c4feeb022c19cf57422a6; from 2039f26f3aca5b0e419b98f65dd36481337b86ee before a71eb8f730a91271cf47ce291e785b6b7e54622f; from 2039f26f3aca5b0e419b98f65dd36481337b86ee before ca119656baa8f48a56e0c2f3ab63fdd33ca9e307; from 2039f26f3aca5b0e419b98f65dd36481337b86ee before 475405593de2b796224c6297aece44f321195919; from 2039f26f3aca5b0e419b98f65dd36481337b86ee before f1471aa76d74e0df3b2a90731ca0208f498c670b; 2039f26f3aca5b0e419b98f65dd36481337b86ee builds before 68b41e68a62299f26cb16af422b5c7d1c69dafd9; from 2039f26f3aca5b0e419b98f65dd36481337b86ee before db8f1dcf5950b91886b9df4270bc816370d292c1; from 2039f26f3aca5b0e419b98f65dd36481337b86ee before d1d53aa30ab3b5ae89161c9cc840b3f7489ad386; and 7 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62268e695075a481a6c4feeb022c19cf57422a6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a71eb8f730a91271cf47ce291e785b6b7e54622f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca119656baa8f48a56e0c2f3ab63fdd33ca9e307
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475405593de2b796224c6297aece44f321195919
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1471aa76d74e0df3b2a90731ca0208f498c670b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68b41e68a62299f26cb16af422b5c7d1c69dafd9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8f1dcf5950b91886b9df4270bc816370d292c1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d53aa30ab3b5ae89161c9cc840b3f7489ad386

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