CVE-2025-40050

Summary

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

bpf: Skip scalar adjustment for BPF_NEG if dst is a pointer

In check_alu_op(), the verifier currently calls check_reg_arg() and adjust_scalar_min_max_vals() unconditionally for BPF_NEG operations. However, if the destination register holds a pointer, these scalar adjustments are unnecessary and potentially incorrect.

This patch adds a check to skip the adjustment logic when the destination register contains a pointer.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinuxaced132599b3c8884c050218d4c48eef203678f6 < b9ef4963227246b9222e1559ddeec8e7af63e6c6affected
LinuxLinuxaced132599b3c8884c050218d4c48eef203678f6 < 34904582b502a86fdb4d7984b12cacd2faabbe0daffected
LinuxLinux6.17affected
LinuxLinux0 < 6.17unaffected
LinuxLinux6.17.3 <= 6.17.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.18 <= *unaffected

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