CVE-2024-43840

MEDIUM EPSS 11.1%
Published Aug 17, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 17, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, arm64: Fix trampoline for BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG When BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG is set, the trampoline calls __bpf_tramp_enter() and __bpf_tramp_exit() functions, passing them the struct bpf_tramp_image *im pointer as an argument in R0. The trampoline generation code uses emit_addr_mov_i64() to emit instructions for moving the bpf_tramp_image address into R0, but emit_addr_mov_i64() assumes the address to be in the vmalloc() space and uses only 48 bits. Because bpf_tramp_image is allocated using kzalloc(), its address can use more than 48-bits, in this case the trampoline will pass an invalid address to __bpf_tramp_enter/exit() causing a kernel crash. Fix this by using emit_a64_mov_i64() in place of emit_addr_mov_i64() as it can work with addresses that are greater than 48-bits.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
11.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.0  –  <6.10.3

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/077149478497b2f00ff4fd9da2c892defa6418d8
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d3c179a37730caf600a97fed3794feac2b197b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d218fcc707d6b2c3616b6cd24b948fd4825cfec
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9664e6ff040798a46cdc5d401064f55b8676c83
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d3c179a37730caf600a97fed3794feac2b197b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d218fcc707d6b2c3616b6cd24b948fd4825cfec
    Patch