# CVE-2026-98064: bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref when showing a void BTF type

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in cf528f2d7a0a54f2a3c6d439cfa3c8d7dfe90d8d; from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in adb15557a641cb8a31f83e5f62bd12042b138c7b; from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in 62b00074b58ccf43f61f70f2cfcac80937b530c6; from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in 86d86f9fcf62dd3654090fbf3cf7ae5f42aa0706; from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in 717abdfd1d559d01fdd102023f0a990fb0437240; from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in 98f1cb95221332139acf514350ae2cae3b8656c5; from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in 5324f4e75ff6e9c2ca2e267c5f34f0937f9d0ac9; from c4d0bfb45068d853a478b9067a95969b1886a30f, fixed in 4ea508b9ebd78bce7f212166d2e2cba66b875f08
- Linux: 5.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.10.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; 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: Fix NULL-ptr-deref when showing a void BTF type btf_modifier_show() resolves the modifier and then calls btf_type_ops(t)->show() unconditionally. For the void type (type_id 0, BTF_KIND_UNKN) kind_ops[] has no entry, so ->show is NULL. A "const void" (a modifier resolving to void) cannot be a map key or value - map_check_btf() rejects it because void has no size - so the map dump path does not reach it. But bpf_snprintf_btf() takes a type_id straight from the BPF program, and passing such a "const void" from the vmlinux BTF NULL-derefs: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f] RIP: 0010:btf_modifier_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:2914) Call Trace: <TASK> btf_type_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8251) btf_type_snprintf_show (kernel/bpf/btf.c:8321) bpf_snprintf_btf (kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1047) bpf_prog_test_run_raw_tp (net/bpf/test_run.c:829) __sys_bpf (kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4804) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) </TASK> Fall back to btf_df_show() when the resolved type has no show op; it emits the "<unsupported kind:N>" placeholder already used for kinds like FWD and FUNC. bpf_snprintf_btf() then returns the length as usual.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf528f2d7a0a54f2a3c6d439cfa3c8d7dfe90d8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb15557a641cb8a31f83e5f62bd12042b138c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b00074b58ccf43f61f70f2cfcac80937b530c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86d86f9fcf62dd3654090fbf3cf7ae5f42aa0706
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/717abdfd1d559d01fdd102023f0a990fb0437240
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98f1cb95221332139acf514350ae2cae3b8656c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5324f4e75ff6e9c2ca2e267c5f34f0937f9d0ac9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ea508b9ebd78bce7f212166d2e2cba66b875f08

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