In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops When a BPF sock_ops program accesses ctx fields with dst_reg == src_reg, the SOCK_OPS_GET_SK() and SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD() macros fail to zero the destination register in the !fullsock / !locked_tcp_sock path. Both macros borrow a temporary register to check is_fullsock / is_locked_tcp_sock when dst_reg == src_reg, because dst_reg holds the ctx pointer. When the check is false (e.g., TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV state with a request_sock), dst_reg should be zeroed but is not, leaving the stale ctx pointer: - SOCK_OPS_GET_SK: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer, passes NULL checks as PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL, and can be used as a bogus socket pointer, leading to stack-out-of-bounds access in helpers like bpf_skc_to_tcp6_sock(). - SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer which the verifier believes is a SCALAR_VALUE, leaking a kernel pointer. Fix both macros by: - Changing JMP_A(1) to JMP_A(2) in the fullsock path to skip the added instruction. - Adding BPF_MOV64_IMM(si->dst_reg, 0) after the temp register restore in the !fullsock path, placed after the restore because dst_reg == src_reg means we need src_reg intact to read ctx->temp.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1970 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    netfilter: nf_tables: use list_del_rcu for netlink hooks (CVE-2026-46324)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops (CVE-2026-53078)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    bpf: Fix linked reg delta tracking when src_reg == dst_reg (CVE-2026-53092)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role (CVE-2026-53359)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.10.260-259.1053. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2026-126 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    ext4: replace BUG_ON with proper error handling in ext4_read_inline_folio (CVE-2026-31451)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    usb: cdns3: gadget: fix NULL pointer dereference in ep_queue (CVE-2026-31755)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    xfrm: defensively unhash xfrm_state lists in __xfrm_state_delete (CVE-2026-46116)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    regulator: core: fix locking in regulator_resolve_supply() error path (CVE-2026-46252)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    netfilter: nf_tables: use list_del_rcu for netlink hooks (CVE-2026-46324)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption (CVE-2026-46331)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    ip6_vti: set netns_immutable on the fallback device. (CVE-2026-52909)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops (CVE-2026-53078)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    fuse: limit FUSE_NOTIFY_RETRIEVE to uptodate folios (CVE-2026-53167)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2026-53177)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    l2tp: pppol2tp: hold reference to session in pppol2tp_ioctl() (CVE-2026-53262)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role (CVE-2026-53359)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1969 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops (CVE-2026-53078)

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    KVM: x86: Fix shadow paging use-after-free due to unexpected role (CVE-2026-53359)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - bpf: Fix same-register dst/src OOB read and pointer leak in sock_ops When a BPF sock_ops program accesses     ctx fields with dst_reg == src_reg, the SOCK_OPS_GET_SK() and SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD() macros fail to zero the     destination register in the !fullsock / !locked_tcp_sock path. Both macros borrow a temporary register to     check is_fullsock / is_locked_tcp_sock when dst_reg == src_reg, because dst_reg holds the ctx pointer.
    When the check is false (e.g., TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV state with a request_sock), dst_reg should be zeroed but     is not, leaving the stale ctx pointer: - SOCK_OPS_GET_SK: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer, passes NULL     checks as PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL, and can be used as a bogus socket pointer, leading to stack-out-of-bounds     access in helpers like bpf_skc_to_tcp6_sock(). - SOCK_OPS_GET_FIELD: dst_reg retains the ctx pointer which     the verifier believes is a SCALAR_VALUE, leaking a kernel pointer. Fix both macros by: - Changing JMP_A(1)     to JMP_A(2) in the fullsock path to skip the added instruction. - Adding BPF_MOV64_IMM(si->dst_reg, 0)     after the temp register restore in the !fullsock path, placed after the restore because dst_reg == src_reg     means we need src_reg intact to read ctx->temp. (CVE-2026-53078)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
329305	openSUSE 16: cluster-md-kmp-64kb / cluster-md-kmp-azure / cluster-md-kmp-default / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
329149	SUSE SLED15: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
328503	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.12, kernel6.12, kernel6.12-devel (ALAS2023-2026-1970)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
328495	Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2026-126 (ALASKERNEL-5.10-2026-126)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
328468	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.18, kernel6.18, kernel6.18-devel (ALAS2023-2026-1969)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
322611	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-53078	Nessus	Misc.	high

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