diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 398a0008aff72..82f2da71eb35d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -3011,13 +3011,24 @@ static bool __is_pointer_value(bool allow_ptr_leaks,
 	return reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE;
 }
 
+/* Copy src state preserving dst->parent and dst->live fields */
+static void copy_register_state(struct bpf_reg_state *dst, const struct bpf_reg_state *src)
+{
+	struct bpf_reg_state *parent = dst->parent;
+	enum bpf_reg_liveness live = dst->live;
+
+	*dst = *src;
+	dst->parent = parent;
+	dst->live = live;
+}
+
 static void save_register_state(struct bpf_func_state *state,
 				int spi, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
 				int size)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr = *reg;
+	copy_register_state(&state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr, reg);
 	if (size == BPF_REG_SIZE)
 		state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr.live |= REG_LIVE_WRITTEN;
 
@@ -3345,7 +3356,7 @@ static int check_stack_read_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 				 */
 				s32 subreg_def = state->regs[dst_regno].subreg_def;
 
-				state->regs[dst_regno] = *reg;
+				copy_register_state(&state->regs[dst_regno], reg);
 				state->regs[dst_regno].subreg_def = subreg_def;
 			} else {
 				for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
@@ -3366,7 +3377,7 @@ static int check_stack_read_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 
 		if (dst_regno >= 0) {
 			/* restore register state from stack */
-			state->regs[dst_regno] = *reg;
+			copy_register_state(&state->regs[dst_regno], reg);
 			/* mark reg as written since spilled pointer state likely
 			 * has its liveness marks cleared by is_state_visited()
 			 * which resets stack/reg liveness for state transitions
@@ -8085,7 +8096,7 @@ static int sanitize_ptr_alu(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	 */
 	if (!ptr_is_dst_reg) {
 		tmp = *dst_reg;
-		*dst_reg = *ptr_reg;
+		copy_register_state(dst_reg, ptr_reg);
 	}
 	ret = sanitize_speculative_path(env, NULL, env->insn_idx + 1,
 					env->insn_idx);
@@ -9338,7 +9349,7 @@ static int check_alu_op(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn)
 					 * to propagate min/max range.
 					 */
 					src_reg->id = ++env->id_gen;
-				*dst_reg = *src_reg;
+				copy_register_state(dst_reg, src_reg);
 				dst_reg->live |= REG_LIVE_WRITTEN;
 				dst_reg->subreg_def = DEF_NOT_SUBREG;
 			} else {
@@ -9349,7 +9360,7 @@ static int check_alu_op(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn)
 						insn->src_reg);
 					return -EACCES;
 				} else if (src_reg->type == SCALAR_VALUE) {
-					*dst_reg = *src_reg;
+					copy_register_state(dst_reg, src_reg);
 					/* Make sure ID is cleared otherwise
 					 * dst_reg min/max could be incorrectly
 					 * propagated into src_reg by find_equal_scalars()
@@ -10145,7 +10156,7 @@ static void find_equal_scalars(struct bpf_verifier_state *vstate,
 
 	bpf_for_each_reg_in_vstate(vstate, state, reg, ({
 		if (reg->type == SCALAR_VALUE && reg->id == known_reg->id)
-			*reg = *known_reg;
+			copy_register_state(reg, known_reg);
 	}));
 }