# CVE-2026-98041: bpf: Don't predict JMP32 pointer vs zero comparisons

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from cac616db39c207dc63465a4e05c6ce0e60b2cce4, fixed in 6e1544986536734166176c3add504add23bcbd15; from cac616db39c207dc63465a4e05c6ce0e60b2cce4, fixed in d16f0eafcaa62e677a2b5b0dabc1f8d31dfe3d4d; from cac616db39c207dc63465a4e05c6ce0e60b2cce4, fixed in e2ae33247e8b2dbe9d116d3e61cadf6d548339c6; from cac616db39c207dc63465a4e05c6ce0e60b2cce4, fixed in a4d7f94c1ca914469ced665ec2f98be669aef462; from cac616db39c207dc63465a4e05c6ce0e60b2cce4, fixed in e51179a4e09846f8fd0f26a05068520de2b301bf
- Linux: 5.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.8.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Don't predict JMP32 pointer vs zero comparisons Consider the following program: r1 = map_value; /* low 32 bits are zero at runtime */ r6 = 0xdead000000000000; if w1 != 0 goto l1; l0: r1 += r6; r2 = *(u64 *)(r1 + 0); exit; l1: r6 = 0; goto l0; At the moment is_branch_taken() reports the jump as always taken, because it does not distinguish between BPF_JMP and BPF_JMP32 comparisons when processing 'if w1 != 0 ...'.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) 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/6e1544986536734166176c3add504add23bcbd15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d16f0eafcaa62e677a2b5b0dabc1f8d31dfe3d4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ae33247e8b2dbe9d116d3e61cadf6d548339c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4d7f94c1ca914469ced665ec2f98be669aef462
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e51179a4e09846f8fd0f26a05068520de2b301bf

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