Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-libbpf-devel package, versions <0:6.1.97-104.177.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELLIBBPFDEVEL-7709437
  • published20 Aug 2024
  • disclosed29 Jul 2024

Introduced: 29 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-42068  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-libbpf-devel to version 0:6.1.97-104.177.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-665.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-libbpf-devel package and not the kernel-libbpf-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro()

set_memory_ro() can fail, leaving memory unprotected.

Check its return and take it into account as an error.

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