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CVE-2026-98132

bpf: don't downgrade half-dead scalar zero spills to STACK_ZERO

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

bpf: don't downgrade half-dead scalar zero spills to STACK_ZERO

states.c:__clean_func_state() can downgrade scalar zero spill to
STACK_ZERO in the following case:

  *(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = 0;
  ... checkpoint ...
  r1 = *(u32 *)(r10 - 4);
  ... no reads from r10-8 ...

Here 4 bytes at r10-8 are dead and verifier changes scalar spill to a
combination: 0000pppp (p stands for poison). Such a change breaks
precision propagation chains. All places that produce STACK_ZERO
should call bpf_mark_chain_precision() for the zero source.

This patch fixes the bug in a simplest way possible:
avoids converting stack spills of zero to STACK_ZERO.
Two smarter approaches are possible:
- do bpf_mark_chain_precision() from __clean_func_state()
- check slot liveness information in check_stack_write_fixed_off()

I investigated both and the changes required are a bit tricky,
hence go with a simple fix for the time being.
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HerstellerLinux
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version be23266b4a08540aa43d8503a2ea10247c8daebe
Version < 436fa689630b741a77ef8c4a6f426479affd5bac
Status affected
Version be23266b4a08540aa43d8503a2ea10247c8daebe
Version < 2f3536bff8823d3c5fdbbe15e17bfca696cc2b2e
Status affected
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version 7.1
Status affected
Version 0
Version < 7.1
Status unaffected
Version <= 7.2.*
Version 7.2.7
Status unaffected
Version <= *
Version 7.3-rc2
Status unaffected
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/436fa689630b741a77ef8c4a6f426479affd5bac
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3536bff8823d3c5fdbbe15e17bfca696cc2b2e