{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "Linux", "programFiles": ["tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c"], "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "versions": [{"lessThan": "c8e49b79c4b48bd687706ff6e9c82638dc81ef80", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "a9e777f856cd2f1efc106afc7bf21aef868509d5", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "669349b4612c26b3d7aacfa99d7174681bd19223", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "3ff85ae79e1a74baeb916b78a63d821f6d19a994", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "36a9012f76ba8d9189ae56a1f8bb7c87c07a1f3a", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "76f2ebaf79a9ae6d0737b87f045fe769e425d78f", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "99dbab7b5a12d8f58d5b0aa2f7a1fe656a70f4b2", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "1c22483a2c4bbf747787f328392ca3e68619c4dc", "status": "affected", "version": "ddc7c3042614e273044f698d2beab25cc3842d45", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "affected", "product": "Linux", "programFiles": ["tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c"], "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "5.4"}, {"lessThan": "5.4", "status": "unaffected", "version": "0", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "5.10.267", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "5.15.209", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.1.175", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.6.141", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.12.91", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.18.33", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "7.0.10", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "7.1", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem", "vendor": "Siemens", "versions": [{"lessThan": "*", "status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "CA814827-273B-405B-91F6-4B1C750F3C12", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.209", "versionStartIncluding": "5.4", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "92385813-D91D-480D-83A1-F423D2CBB2BA", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.175", "versionStartIncluding": "5.16", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "97A9FFFA-22BB-4D5C-9790-5A2286E392F7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.141", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "C918746B-DE6F-448F-A93E-A04C5481688D", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.91", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "96D99E49-380D-43AB-BDBA-25C3AD018A9C", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.33", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "A13475D2-59BF-4716-94B5-7C1D239A2CF4", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.10", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: reject negative CO-RE accessor indices in bpf_core_parse_spec()\n\nCO-RE accessor strings are colon-separated indices that describe a path\nfrom a root BTF type to a target field, e.g. \"0:1:2\" walks through\nnested struct members. bpf_core_parse_spec() parses each component with\nsscanf(\"%d\"), so negative values like -1 are silently accepted. The\nsubsequent bounds checks (access_idx >= btf_vlen(t)) only guard the\nupper bound and always pass for negative values because C integer\npromotion converts the __u16 btf_vlen result to int, making the\ncomparison (int)(-1) >= (int)(N) false for any positive N.\n\nWhen -1 reaches btf_member_bit_offset() it gets cast to u32 0xffffffff,\nproducing an out-of-bounds read far past the members array. A crafted\nBPF program with a negative CO-RE accessor on any struct that exists in\nvmlinux BTF (e.g. task_struct) crashes the kernel deterministically\nduring BPF_PROG_LOAD on any system with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y\n(default on major distributions). The bug is reachable with CAP_BPF:\n\n BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffed11818b6626\n #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode\n #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page\n Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI\n CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 85 Comm: poc Not tainted 7.0.0-rc6 #18 PREEMPT(full)\n RIP: 0010:bpf_core_parse_spec (tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c:354)\n RAX: 00000000ffffffff\n Call Trace:\n <TASK>\n bpf_core_calc_relo_insn (tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c:1321)\n bpf_core_apply (kernel/bpf/btf.c:9507)\n check_core_relo (kernel/bpf/verifier.c:19475)\n bpf_check (kernel/bpf/verifier.c:26031)\n bpf_prog_load (kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3089)\n __sys_bpf (kernel/bpf/syscall.c:6228)\n </TASK>\n\nCO-RE accessor indices are inherently non-negative (struct member index,\narray element index, or enumerator index), so reject them immediately\nafter parsing."}], "id": "CVE-2026-45839", "lastModified": "2026-10-15T02:19:36.550", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-05-27T11:16:23.247", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c22483a2c4bbf747787f328392ca3e68619c4dc"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a9012f76ba8d9189ae56a1f8bb7c87c07a1f3a"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ff85ae79e1a74baeb916b78a63d821f6d19a994"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/669349b4612c26b3d7aacfa99d7174681bd19223"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76f2ebaf79a9ae6d0737b87f045fe769e425d78f"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99dbab7b5a12d8f58d5b0aa2f7a1fe656a70f4b2"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e777f856cd2f1efc106afc7bf21aef868509d5"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8e49b79c4b48bd687706ff6e9c82638dc81ef80"}, {"source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-129"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}