diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
index f18ce867271f..fd683a32a276 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
@@ -1044,3 +1044,39 @@
 	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
 	.errstr_unpriv = "unknown func",
 },
+{
+	"reference tracking: try to leak released ptr reg",
+	.insns = {
+		BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+		BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_0, -4),
+		BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_10),
+		BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_2, -4),
+		BPF_LD_MAP_FD(BPF_REG_1, 0),
+		BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem),
+		BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+		BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_9, BPF_REG_0),
+
+		BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+		BPF_LD_MAP_FD(BPF_REG_1, 0),
+		BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 8),
+		BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, 0),
+		BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_ringbuf_reserve),
+		BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+		BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_8, BPF_REG_0),
+
+		BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_8),
+		BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 0),
+		BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_ringbuf_discard),
+		BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+
+		BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_9, BPF_REG_8, 0),
+		BPF_EXIT_INSN()
+	},
+	.fixup_map_array_48b = { 4 },
+	.fixup_map_ringbuf = { 11 },
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+	.result_unpriv = REJECT,
+	.errstr_unpriv = "R8 !read_ok"
+},