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EXPLORE DIRECTORY
LAST SYNCHRONIZED: 2026-08-30
vulnerabilitycritical

Linux Kernel eBPF Verifier Boundary Evasion LPE

EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) verifier arithmetic logic allowing local unprivileged containers to break out and execute arbitrary kernel memory code.

When evaluating signed 64-bit bounds under conditional jump offsets with 32-bit register sub-slices, the eBPF verifier incorrectly deduces min/max pointer boundaries as non-overlapping. This mathematical desynchronization allows attackers to craft a malicious BPF program that passes safety validation but achieves out-of-bounds kernel memory read and write primitives at runtime.

TECHNICAL EXPLOITATION MATRIX
CVSS v4.0 SCORE
9.8 / 10.0
CRITICAL BASE SEVERITY
EPSS EXPLOIT PROBABILITY
89.2%
PERCENTILE 98.4
EXPLOITED IN THE WILD
CONFIRMED
CISA KEV CATALOG
AFFECTED SOFTWARE BUILDS
Linux Kernel (Linux Foundation)
AFFECTED: 6.6.0 - 6.6.48, 6.8.0 - 6.10.12
FIXED IN: 6.10.13-lts / 6.6.49-lts
RECOMMENDED REMEDIATION & MITIGATIONS
  • [1]Set `kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 2` sysctl parameter immediately.
  • [2]Deploy seccomp profiles blocking `bpf()` syscall across all unprivileged container namespaces.
  • [3]Upgrade kernel images to patched maintenance branches.
SOURCE CITATIONS & ATTESTATIONS (1)
Project Zero Security Bulletin: eBPF Verifier FlawGoogle Project Zero

Breaking eBPF Verifier Logic with Register Truncation

TELEMETRY CARDID: cve-2026-3819
ENTITY TYPE
vulnerability
INDEXED TAGS
#linux_kernel#ebpf#container_escape#privilege_escalation#zero_day#memory_corruption