Local privilege escalation via unchecked verifier error
Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026
BPF verifier bypass in Linux Kernel 6.19 through 7.0.9 allows local users to gain kernel privileges via a crafted BPF program. visit_tailcall_insn returns an allocation error for its jump table, but visit_insn fails to propagate it, so verification continues with incorrect tail-call stack liveness and permits out-of-bounds stack access. Exploitation requires local BPF_PROG_LOAD access; unprivileged users reach it only when kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled is 0, and successful abuse enables kernel memory disclosure, writes, code execution, or a panic.
Summary
What happened
BPF verifier bypass in Linux Kernel 6.19 through 7.0.9 allows local users to gain kernel privileges via a crafted BPF program. visit_tailcall_insn returns an allocation error for its jump table, but visit_insn fails to propagate it, so verification continues with incorrect tail-call stack liveness and permits out-of-bounds stack access. Exploitation requires local BPF_PROG_LOAD access; unprivileged users reach it only when kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled is 0, and successful abuse enables kernel memory disclosure, writes, code execution, or a panic.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-63864
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.19
- Affected versionversion=e40f5a6bf88a781d5f81bc6b8aab9ac31d8c98dd <6bd96e40f31dde8f8cd79772b4df0f171cf8a915
- Affected versionversion=e40f5a6bf88a781d5f81bc6b8aab9ac31d8c98dd <945816e63c8677cf4bfde963a0774432ce8afc85
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