CVE-2026-53095
bpf: Fix abuse of kprobe_write_ctx via freplace
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 24, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix abuse of kprobe_write_ctx via freplace
uprobe programs are allowed to modify struct pt_regs.
Since the actual program type of uprobe is KPROBE, it can be abused to modify struct pt_regs via kprobe+freplace when the kprobe attaches to kernel functions.
For example,
SEC("?kprobe") int kprobe(struct pt_regs *regs) { return 0; }
SEC("?freplace") int freplace_kprobe(struct pt_regs *regs) { regs->di = 0; return 0; }
freplace_kprobe prog will attach to kprobe prog. kprobe prog will attach to a kernel function.
Without this patch, when the kernel function runs, its first arg will always be set as 0 via the freplace_kprobe prog.
To fix the abuse of kprobe_write_ctx=true via kprobe+freplace, disallow attaching freplace programs on kprobe programs with different kprobe_write_ctx values.
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Affected Products
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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