CVE-2024-40908 Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-210.163.7.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BPFTOOL-7947263
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed12 Jul 2024

Introduced: 12 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-40908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-210.163.7.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12618.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

bpf: Set run context for rawtp test_run callback

syzbot reported crash when rawtp program executed through the test_run interface calls bpf_get_attach_cookie helper or any other helper that touches task->bpf_ctx pointer.

Setting the run context (task->bpf_ctx pointer) for test_run callback.

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