In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject legacy packet loads from callbacks check_ld_abs() models a failed BPF_LD_ABS or BPF_LD_IND in a subprogram as an implicit return with R0 set to zero. It calls prepare_func_exit() to explore this synthesized path. When the load is reached directly from a synchronous callback, prepare_func_exit() enforces the callback return contract and marks R0 precise. R0 is not derived from a real instruction on this path, so precision backtracking reaches the callback call with R0 still requested and triggers the "callback unexpected regs" verifier bug. A privileged program loader can therefore cause a verifier warning and an -EFAULT BPF_PROG_LOAD. These legacy packet-load instructions are deprecated. Reject them from callbacks rather than complicating their implicit-return model. Check all active frames before constructing the implicit return so nested static subprograms cannot hide the callback context. Global functions are verified independently with a fresh frame zero, so an active-frame check cannot identify a global function called from a callback. Also check the complete subprogram call graph during stack-depth validation and reject a function containing a legacy load when any caller is a callback. This covers global and static descendants without making has_ld_abs transitive, preserving its per-function BTF return-type check. Ordinary uses outside callbacks remain supported.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject legacy packet loads from
    callbacks check_ld_abs() models a failed BPF_LD_ABS or BPF_LD_IND in a subprogram as an implicit return
    with R0 set to zero. It calls prepare_func_exit() to explore this synthesized path. When the load is
    reached directly from a synchronous callback, prepare_func_exit() enforces the callback return contract
    and marks R0 precise. R0 is not derived from a real instruction on this path, so precision backtracking
    reaches the callback call with R0 still requested and triggers the "callback unexpected regs" verifier
    bug. A privileged program loader can therefore cause a verifier warning and an -EFAULT BPF_PROG_LOAD.
    These legacy packet-load instructions are deprecated. Reject them from callbacks rather than complicating
    their implicit-return model. Check all active frames before constructing the implicit return so nested
    static subprograms cannot hide the callback context. Global functions are verified independently with a
    fresh frame zero, so an active-frame check cannot identify a global function called from a callback. Also
    check the complete subprogram call graph during stack-depth validation and reject a function containing a
    legacy load when any caller is a callback. This covers global and static descendants without making
    has_ld_abs transitive, preserving its per-function BTF return-type check. Ordinary uses outside callbacks
    remain supported. (CVE-2026-98044)

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

  - bpf: Reject legacy packet loads from callbacks check_ld_abs() models a failed BPF_LD_ABS or BPF_LD_IND in     a subprogram as an implicit return with R0 set to zero. It calls prepare_func_exit() to explore this     synthesized path. When the load is reached directly from a synchronous callback, prepare_func_exit()     enforces the callback return contract and marks R0 precise. R0 is not derived from a real instruction on     this path, so precision backtracking reaches the callback call with R0 still requested and triggers the     callback unexpected regs verifier bug. A privileged program loader can therefore cause a verifier     warning and an -EFAULT BPF_PROG_LOAD. These legacy packet-load instructions are deprecated. Reject them     from callbacks rather than complicating their implicit-return model. Check all active frames before     constructing the implicit return so nested static subprograms cannot hide the callback context. Global     functions are verified independently with a fresh frame zero, so an active-frame check cannot identify a     global function called from a callback. Also check the complete subprogram call graph during stack-depth     validation and reject a function containing a legacy load when any caller is a callback. This covers     global and static descendants without making has_ld_abs transitive, preserving its per-function BTF     return-type check. Ordinary uses outside callbacks remain supported. (CVE-2026-98044)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
376443	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8959-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
376285	SUSE SLED15: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
475510	Google: sys-kernel/cchost-kernel-6_18, sys-kernel/csql-kernel-6_18, sys-kernel/lakitu-kernel-6_18, sys-kernel/lakitu-nc-kernel-6_18: security update to 19999.44.106	Tenable Cloud Security	Google COS Security Checks	Local	high
475510	Google: sys-kernel/cchost-kernel-6_18, sys-kernel/csql-kernel-6_18, sys-kernel/lakitu-kernel-6_18, sys-kernel/lakitu-nc-kernel-6_18: security update to 19999.44.106	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Google COS Security Checks	Local	high
365258	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.18, kernel6.18, kernel6.18-devel (ALAS2023-2026-3192)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
350682	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-98044	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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