CVE-2026-31525
bpf: Fix undefined behavior in interpreter sdiv/smod for INT_MIN
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix undefined behavior in interpreter sdiv/smod for INT_MIN
The BPF interpreter's signed 32-bit division and modulo handlers use the kernel abs() macro on s32 operands. The abs() macro documentation (include/linux/math.h) explicitly states the result is undefined when the input is the type minimum. When DST contains S32_MIN (0x80000000), abs((s32)DST) triggers undefined behavior and returns S32_MIN unchanged on arm64/x86. This value is then sign-extended to u64 as 0xFFFFFFFF80000000, causing do_div() to compute the wrong result.
The verifier's abstract interpretation (scalar32_min_max_sdiv) computes the mathematically correct result for range tracking, creating a verifier/interpreter mismatch that can be exploited for out-of-bounds map value access.
Introduce abs_s32() which handles S32_MIN correctly by casting to u32 before negating, avoiding signed overflow entirely. Replace all 8 abs((s32)...) call sites in the interpreter's sdiv32/smod32 handlers.
s32 is the only affected case -- the s64 division/modulo handlers do not use abs().
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/694ea55f1b1c74f9942d91ec366ae9e822422e42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab1227765c446942f290c83382f0b19887c55cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14ca604c0ff274fba19f73f1f0485c0047c1396
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d5d8c3ce45c734aaf3c51cbef59155a6746157d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c77b30bd1dcb61f66c640ff7d2757816210c7cb0
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