CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-38662

MediumCVSS 4.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, BPF programs attached to tracepoints can trigger locking rule violations by performing map_delete on sockmap/sockhash. The existing verifier allowed-program-type check for updating sockmap/sockhash was extended to also cover deleting from a map. From now on only BPF programs which were previously allowed to update sockmap/sockhash can delete from these map types.

Risk Assessment

Violating kernel locking rules can lead to system instability, deadlocks, or potential exploitation for privilege escalation by a local attacker.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Restrict the ability to load unapproved BPF programs.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Allow delete from sockmap/sockhash only if update is allowed We have seen an influx of syzkaller reports where a BPF program attached to a tracepoint triggers a locking rule violation by performing a map_delete on a sockmap/sockhash. We don't intend to support this artificial use scenario. Extend the existing verifier allowed-program-type check for updating sockmap/sockhash to also cover deleting from a map. From now on only BPF programs which were previously allowed to update sockmap/sockhash can delete from these map types.

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