CVE-2024-42072

HIGH EPSS 13.2%
Published Jul 29, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jul 29, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix may_goto with negative offset. Zac's syzbot crafted a bpf prog that exposed two bugs in may_goto. The 1st bug is the way may_goto is patched. When offset is negative it should be patched differently. The 2nd bug is in the verifier: when current state may_goto_depth is equal to visited state may_goto_depth it means there is an actual infinite loop. It's not correct to prune exploration of the program at this point. Note, that this check doesn't limit the program to only one may_goto insn, since 2nd and any further may_goto will increment may_goto_depth only in the queued state pushed for future exploration. The current state will have may_goto_depth == 0 regardless of number of may_goto insns and the verifier has to explore the program until bpf_exit.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
13.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.9  –  <6.9.8
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/175827e04f4be53f3dfb57edf12d0d49b18fd939
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b2efe1937ca9f8815884bd4dcd5b32733025103
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/175827e04f4be53f3dfb57edf12d0d49b18fd939
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b2efe1937ca9f8815884bd4dcd5b32733025103
    Patch