{"cve":"CVE-2026-53032","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:14.590","modified":"2026-07-14T19:38:53.780","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Fix NULL deref in map_kptr_match_type for scalar regs\n\nCommit ab6c637ad027 (\"bpf: Fix a bpf_kptr_xchg() issue with local\nkptr\") refactored map_kptr_match_type() to branch on btf_is_kernel()\nbefore checking base_type(). A scalar register stored into a kptr\nslot has no btf, so the btf_is_kernel(reg->btf) call dereferences\nNULL.\n\nMove the base_type() != PTR_TO_BTF_ID guard before any reg->btf\naccess.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a36c1f72888bca0237295a4da19cd91821a90be","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d0a375887ab4d49e4da1ff10f9606cab8f7c3ad","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/520454e839710c327808c2fcc98e28cee77355fc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6982653ce5f119982aa58f1af58e7bfbebf39252","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da1d615ce49a47986a8864e2371a26e97861085c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53032","score":0.00122,"percentile":0.01956,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}