In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Prevent decl_tag from being referenced in func_proto arg
Syzkaller managed to hit another decl_tag issue:
btf_func_proto_check kernel/bpf/btf.c:4506 [inline]
btf_check_all_types kernel/bpf/btf.c:4734 [inline]
btf_parse_type_sec+0x1175/0x1980 kernel/bpf/btf.c:4763
btf_parse kernel/bpf/btf.c:5042 [inline]
btf_new_fd+0x65a/0xb00 kernel/bpf/btf.c:6709
bpf_btf_load+0x6f/0x90 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4342
__sys_bpf+0x50a/0x6c0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5034
__do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5093 [inline]
__se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5091 [inline]
__x64_sys_bpf+0x7c/0x90 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5091
do_syscall_64+0x54/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:48
This seems similar to commit ea68376c8bed ("bpf: prevent decl_tag from being
referenced in func_proto") but for the argument.
What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)
- EG Severity
- Not assessed: no CVSS publishedA missing CVSS is not a severity of zero.
- EG Likelihood
- 0.2% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-26). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
- Confirmed exploitation
- None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
- EG Priority
- No SSVC decision: EchelonGraph has not assessed this CVECISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the BOD 26-04 block below.
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.
The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it