CVE-2026-10722: ebpf-go is vulnerable to integer overflow via LoadCollectionSpecFromReader
(updated )
A vulnerability has been found in cilium ebpf up to 0.21.0. This affects the function loadRawSpec of the file btf/btf.go of the component LoadCollectionSpec/LoadCollectionSpecFromReader. Such manipulation of the argument offset leads to integer overflow. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 533dfc82fd228bfadf42ea7180c39de7d9af47fa. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
References
- gist.github.com/thesmartshadow/256bff0f8042c584f993ace89074a815
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhgw-qwwf-pg32
- github.com/cilium/ebpf
- github.com/cilium/ebpf/commit/533dfc82fd228bfadf42ea7180c39de7d9af47fa
- github.com/cilium/ebpf/issues/2019
- github.com/cilium/ebpf/pull/2021
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10722
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10722
- vuldb.com/submit/818291
- vuldb.com/vuln/368091
- vuldb.com/vuln/368091/cti
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