# CVE-2023-52462: bpf: fix check for attempt to corrupt spilled pointer

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.209, 5.15.148
- Published: 2024-02-23 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.163, fixed in 5.10.209; from 5.15.86, fixed in 5.15.148
- Linux: 5.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: fix check for attempt to corrupt spilled pointer When register is spilled onto a stack as a 1/2/4-byte register, we set slot_type[BPF_REG_SIZE - 1] (plus potentially few more below it, depending on actual spill size). So to check if some stack slot has spilled register we need to consult slot_type[7], not slot_type[0]. To avoid the need to remember and double-check this in the future, just use is_spilled_reg() helper.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.209, 5.15.148) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2757f17972d87773b3677777f5682510f13c66ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e6707f07354ed1acb4e65552e97c60cf9d69cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc3e3c50a0a4cac1463967c110686189e4a59104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dc15b0670594543c356567a1a45b0182ec63174
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40617d45ea05535105e202a8a819e388a2b1f036
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab125ed3ec1c10ccc36bc98c7a4256ad114a3dae

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