diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
index 3ed3593bd8b6..923f2110072d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
@@ -605,3 +605,171 @@
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	.result = ACCEPT,
 },
+{
+	"reference tracking: use ptr from bpf_tcp_sock() after release",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7, offsetof(struct bpf_tcp_sock, snd_cwnd)),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access",
+},
+{
+	"reference tracking: use ptr from bpf_sk_fullsock() after release",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_7, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, type)),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access",
+},
+{
+	"reference tracking: use ptr from bpf_sk_fullsock(tp) after release",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_6, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_6, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, type)),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access",
+},
+{
+	"reference tracking: use sk after bpf_sk_release(tp)",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_6, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, type)),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access",
+},
+{
+	"reference tracking: use ptr from bpf_get_listener_sock() after bpf_sk_release(sk)",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_get_listener_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_6, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, src_port)),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+},
+{
+	"reference tracking: bpf_sk_release(listen_sk)",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_get_listener_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_6, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, type)),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "reference has not been acquired before",
+},
+{
+	/* !bpf_sk_fullsock(sk) is checked but !bpf_tcp_sock(sk) is not checked */
+	"reference tracking: tp->snd_cwnd after bpf_sk_fullsock(sk) and bpf_tcp_sock(sk)",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_8, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_7, 0, 3),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_8, offsetof(struct bpf_tcp_sock, snd_cwnd)),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_6),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access",
+},
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/sock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/sock.c
index 0ddfdf76aba5..416436231fab 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/sock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/sock.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 	},
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	.result = REJECT,
-	.errstr = "type=sock_common expected=sock",
+	.errstr = "reference has not been acquired before",
 },
 {
 	"bpf_sk_release(bpf_sk_fullsock(skb->sk))",
@@ -380,5 +380,5 @@
 	},
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	.result = REJECT,
-	.errstr = "type=tcp_sock expected=sock",
+	.errstr = "reference has not been acquired before",
 },