In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix undefined behavior in interpreter sdiv/smod for INT_MIN The BPF interpreter's signed 32-bit division and modulo handlers use the kernel abs() macro on s32 operands. The abs() macro documentation (include/linux/math.h) explicitly states the result is undefined when the input is the type minimum. When DST contains S32_MIN (0x80000000), abs((s32)DST) triggers undefined behavior and returns S32_MIN unchanged on arm64/x86. This value is then sign-extended to u64 as 0xFFFFFFFF80000000, causing do_div() to compute the wrong result. The verifier's abstract interpretation (scalar32_min_max_sdiv) computes the mathematically correct result for range tracking, creating a verifier/interpreter mismatch that can be exploited for out-of-bounds map value access. Introduce abs_s32() which handles S32_MIN correctly by casting to u32 before negating, avoiding signed overflow entirely. Replace all 8 abs((s32)...) call sites in the interpreter's sdiv32/smod32 handlers. s32 is the only affected case -- the s64 division/modulo handlers do not use abs().
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Public exploits 1
- HORKimhab/CVE-2026-31525 PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d5d8c3ce45c734aaf3c51cbef59155a6746157d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/694ea55f1b1c74f9942d91ec366ae9e822422e42 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab1227765c446942f290c83382f0b19887c55cf Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c77b30bd1dcb61f66c640ff7d2757816210c7cb0 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14ca604c0ff274fba19f73f1f0485c0047c1396 Patch
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Change history 3
- CwesCWE-787 → CWE-787, CWE-190NVD modified 2026-10-19 19:17
- StatusAnalyzed → ModifiedNVD modified 2026-10-19 19:17
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-16 16:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 5
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d5d8c3ce45c734aaf3c51cbef59155a6746157d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/694ea55f1b1c74f9942d91ec366ae9e822422e42 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab1227765c446942f290c83382f0b19887c55cf Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c77b30bd1dcb61f66c640ff7d2757816210c7cb0 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14ca604c0ff274fba19f73f1f0485c0047c1396 Patch