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

bpf: Reject dev-bound-only programs on other devices

__bpf_offload_dev_match() falls back to comparing offdev pointers after an
exact netdev mismatch. Bound-only programs normally have NULL offdevs, so
unrelated netdevs compare equal. A bound-only program on an
offload-registered netdev can instead inherit a real offdev and match a
sibling port. With CAP_BPF and CAP_NET_ADMIN, a caller can use
bpf(BPF_LINK_CREATE) with a different target ifindex to run metadata kfuncs
specialized for the bound driver on the target driver's xdp_buff. Running a
veth-bound program on tun reads beyond tun's bare stack xdp_buff as a
veth_xdp_buff.

Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017]
RIP: 0010:veth_xdp_rx_timestamp (drivers/net/veth.c:1673)
Call Trace:
...
tun_build_skb (drivers/net/tun.c:1739)
tun_get_user (drivers/net/tun.c:1856)
tun_chr_write_iter (drivers/net/tun.c:2091)
vfs_write (fs/read_write.c:595 fs/read_write.c:687)
ksys_write (fs/read_write.c:739)
do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

Restrict non-offloaded programs to exact netdev matches and retain the
shared-offdev fallback only for genuinely offloaded multi-port programs.
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject dev-bound-only programs on other devices __bpf_offload_dev_match() falls back to comparing offdev pointers after an exact netdev mismatch. Bound-only programs normally have NULL offdevs, so unrelated netdevs compare equal. A bound-only program on an offload-registered netdev can instead inherit a real offdev and match a sibling port. With CAP_BPF and CAP_NET_ADMIN, a caller can use bpf(BPF_LINK_CREATE) with a different target ifindex to run metadata kfuncs specialized for the bound driver on the target driver's xdp_buff. Running a veth-bound program on tun reads beyond tun's bare stack xdp_buff as a veth_xdp_buff. Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017] RIP: 0010:veth_xdp_rx_timestamp (drivers/net/veth.c:1673) Call Trace: ... tun_build_skb (drivers/net/tun.c:1739) tun_get_user (drivers/net/tun.c:1856) tun_chr_write_iter (drivers/net/tun.c:2091) vfs_write (fs/read_write.c:595 fs/read_write.c:687) ksys_write (fs/read_write.c:739) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt Restrict non-offloaded programs to exact netdev matches and retain the shared-offdev fallback only for genuinely offloaded multi-port programs.
Title bpf: Reject dev-bound-only programs on other devices
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T07:34:21.718Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.345Z

Link: CVE-2026-98382

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-09T08:16:56.680

Modified: 2026-10-09T08:16:56.680

Link: CVE-2026-98382

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