Bug 2521477 (CVE-2026-74720) - CVE-2026-74720 kernel: bpf: Preserve pointer state for commuted arithmetic
Summary: CVE-2026-74720 kernel: bpf: Preserve pointer state for commuted arithmetic
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74720
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-08-22 15:47 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-24 18:12 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-22 15:47:29 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Preserve pointer state for commuted arithmetic

When scalar += pointer is handled in adjust_ptr_min_max_vals(), the
destination register inherits the pointer state from the source pointer.
Copying only selected fields is fragile because pointer provenance is
tracked by several bpf_reg_state fields.

Use the caller's temporary offset register to preserve the scalar operand
while replacing the destination with the full pointer state. This preserves
the frame number for PTR_TO_STACK registers and keeps parent identity
fields consistent.


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