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CVE-2026-43333
Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: reject direct access to nullable PTR_TO_BUF pointers

check_mem_access() matches PTR_TO_BUF via base_type() which strips
PTR_MAYBE_NULL, allowing direct dereference without a null check.

Map iterator ctx->key and ctx->value are PTR_TO_BUF | PTR_MAYBE_NULL.
On stop callbacks these are NULL, causing a kernel NULL dereference.

Add a type_may_be_null() guard to the PTR_TO_BUF branch, matching the
existing PTR_TO_BTF_ID pattern.

Publication Date May 8, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Registration Date May 9, 2026, 4:13 a.m.
Last Update May 8, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
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