CVE-2024-42151
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.9.9 - NULL Pointer Dereference in BPF Verifier
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: mark bpf_dummy_struct_ops.test_1 parameter as nullable Test case dummy_st_ops/dummy_init_ret_value passes NULL as the first parameter of the test_1() function. Mark this parameter as nullable to make verifier aware of such possibility. Otherwise, NULL check in the test_1() code: SEC("struct_ops/test_1") int BPF_PROG(test_1, struct bpf_dummy_ops_state *state) { if (!state) return ...; ... access state ... } Might be removed by verifier, thus triggering NULL pointer dereference under certain conditions.
References (2)
Core 2
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
7.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel
6.8.0 - 6.9.9linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.8
Linux/Linux
2cd3e3772e41377f32d6eea643e0590774e9187c - 1479eaff1f16983d8fda7c5a08a586c21891087d
Linux/Linux
2cd3e3772e41377f32d6eea643e0590774e9187c - 7f79097b0de97a486b137b750d7dd7b20b519d23
Linux/Linux
6.10
Linux/Linux
6.8
Linux/Linux
6.9.9 - 6.9.*
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.9.9
Published
Jul 30, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026