# CVE-2026-10722: cilium ebpf LoadCollectionSpec/LoadCollectionSpecFromReader btf.go loadRawSpec integer overflow

- Also known as: GHSA-XHGW-QWWF-PG32, GO-2026-6238
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.22.0
- Published: 2026-06-03 · Updated: 2026-06-03

## Affected

- cilium ebpf: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.21.0
- github.com/cilium/ebpf (Go): fixed in 0.22.0

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in cilium ebpf up to 0.21.0. This affects the function loadRawSpec of the file btf/btf.go of the component LoadCollectionSpec/LoadCollectionSpecFromReader. Such manipulation of the argument offset leads to integer overflow. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 533dfc82fd228bfadf42ea7180c39de7d9af47fa. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cilium ebpf, github.com/cilium/ebpf, upgrade to a fixed version (0.22.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/368091
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/368091/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10722
- https://vuldb.com/submit/818291
- https://github.com/cilium/ebpf/issues/2019
- https://github.com/cilium/ebpf/pull/2021
- https://gist.github.com/thesmartshadow/256bff0f8042c584f993ace89074a815
- https://github.com/cilium/ebpf/commit/533dfc82fd228bfadf42ea7180c39de7d9af47fa
- https://github.com/cilium/ebpf/

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