{"cve":"CVE-2026-53095","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:23.693","modified":"2026-07-21T18:21:59.100","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Fix abuse of kprobe_write_ctx via freplace\n\nuprobe programs are allowed to modify struct pt_regs.\n\nSince the actual program type of uprobe is KPROBE, it can be abused to\nmodify struct pt_regs via kprobe+freplace when the kprobe attaches to\nkernel functions.\n\nFor example,\n\nSEC(\"?kprobe\")\nint kprobe(struct pt_regs *regs)\n{\n\treturn 0;\n}\n\nSEC(\"?freplace\")\nint freplace_kprobe(struct pt_regs *regs)\n{\n\tregs->di = 0;\n\treturn 0;\n}\n\nfreplace_kprobe prog will attach to kprobe prog.\nkprobe prog will attach to a kernel function.\n\nWithout this patch, when the kernel function runs, its first arg will\nalways be set as 0 via the freplace_kprobe prog.\n\nTo fix the abuse of kprobe_write_ctx=true via kprobe+freplace, disallow\nattaching freplace programs on kprobe programs with different\nkprobe_write_ctx values.","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/611fe4b79af72d00d80f2223354284447daafae9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9836cadbd96c7e0dbb0018fa60e7872dd31ac4f8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b312cf41b9e43f442613053f6cad39898e1baf96"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53095","score":0.0016,"percentile":0.05166,"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."]}