Out-of-bounds Read Affecting linux-6.1 package, versions <6.1.128-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LINUX61-9055680
  • published3 Mar 2025
  • disclosed25 Nov 2024

Introduced: 25 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-53099  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 linux-6.1 to version 6.1.128-1~deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.1 package and not the linux-6.1 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

bpf: Check validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo()

If a newly-added link type doesn't invoke BPF_LINK_TYPE(), accessing bpf_link_type_strs[link->type] may result in an out-of-bounds access.

To spot such missed invocations early in the future, checking the validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo() and emitting a warning when such invocations are missed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1