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CVE-2024-43837

Publication date 17 August 2024

Last updated 31 August 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix null pointer dereference in resolve_prog_type() for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT When loading a EXT program without specifying `attr->attach_prog_fd`, the `prog->aux->dst_prog` will be null. At this time, calling resolve_prog_type() anywhere will result in a null pointer dereference. Example stack trace: [ 8.107863] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000004 [ 8.108262] Mem abort info: [ 8.108384] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 8.108547] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 8.108722] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 8.108827] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 8.108939] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 8.109102] Data abort info: [ 8.109203] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 8.109399] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 8.109614] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 8.109836] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000101354000 [ 8.110011] [0000000000000004] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 8.112624] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 8.112783] Modules linked in: [ 8.113120] CPU: 0 PID: 99 Comm: may_access_dire Not tainted 6.10.0-rc3-next-20240613-dirty #1 [ 8.113230] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) [ 8.113390] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 8.113429] pc : may_access_direct_pkt_data+0x24/0xa0 [ 8.113746] lr : add_subprog_and_kfunc+0x634/0x8e8 [ 8.113798] sp : ffff80008283b9f0 [ 8.113813] x29: ffff80008283b9f0 x28: ffff800082795048 x27: 0000000000000001 [ 8.113881] x26: ffff0000c0bb2600 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 [ 8.113897] x23: ffff0000c1134000 x22: 000000000001864f x21: ffff0000c1138000 [ 8.113912] x20: 0000000000000001 x19: ffff0000c12b8000 x18: ffffffffffffffff [ 8.113929] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0720072007200720 [ 8.113944] x14: 0720072007200720 x13: 0720072007200720 x12: 0720072007200720 [ 8.113958] x11: 0720072007200720 x10: 0000000000f9fca4 x9 : ffff80008021f4e4 [ 8.113991] x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 746f72705f6d656d x6 : 000000001e0e0f5f [ 8.114006] x5 : 000000000001864f x4 : ffff0000c12b8000 x3 : 000000000000001c [ 8.114020] x2 : 0000000000000002 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 8.114126] Call trace: [ 8.114159] may_access_direct_pkt_data+0x24/0xa0 [ 8.114202] bpf_check+0x3bc/0x28c0 [ 8.114214] bpf_prog_load+0x658/0xa58 [ 8.114227] __sys_bpf+0xc50/0x2250 [ 8.114240] __arm64_sys_bpf+0x28/0x40 [ 8.114254] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0x54/0xf0 [ 8.114273] do_el0_svc+0x4c/0xd8 [ 8.114289] el0_svc+0x3c/0x140 [ 8.114305] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x150 [ 8.114331] el0t_64_sync+0x168/0x170 [ 8.114477] Code: 7100707f 54000081 f9401c00 f9403800 (b9400403) [ 8.118672] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- One way to fix it is by forcing `attach_prog_fd` non-empty when bpf_prog_load(). But this will lead to `libbpf_probe_bpf_prog_type` API broken which use verifier log to probe prog type and will log nothing if we reject invalid EXT prog before bpf_check(). Another way is by adding null check in resolve_prog_type(). The issue was introduced by commit 4a9c7bbe2ed4 ("bpf: Resolve to prog->aux->dst_prog->type only for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT") which wanted to correct type resolution for BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING programs. Before that, the type resolution of BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT prog actually follows the logic below: prog->aux->dst_prog ? prog->aux->dst_prog->type : prog->type; It implies that when EXT program is not yet attached to `dst_prog`, the prog type should be EXT itself. This code worked fine in the past. So just keep using it. Fix this by returning `prog->type` for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT if `dst_prog` is not present in resolve_prog_type().

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-allwinner-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws-5.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-aws-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-aws-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-aws-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-aws-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-aws-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-aws-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-aws-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-hwe 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-azure 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-azure-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-azure-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-azure-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-azure-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-edge 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-azure-fde 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-fde-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-azure-fde-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-fde-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-bluefield 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-gcp-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-gcp-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gcp-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gcp-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gcp-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gcp-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-gcp-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gcp-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gke 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gke-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gke-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gke-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gkeop 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gkeop-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gkeop-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-hwe 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-hwe-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-hwe-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-hwe-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-hwe-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-hwe-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-hwe-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
linux-ibm 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-ibm-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-ibm-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-intel 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-intel-iot-realtime 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-iotg 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-iot 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-kvm 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-lowlatency 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-nvidia 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-lowlatency 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-oem-5.10 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-5.14 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-5.17 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-5.6 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-6.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.1 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.8 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oracle 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
linux-oracle-5.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-oracle-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oracle-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oracle-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-oracle-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-oracle-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-oracle-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oracle-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-raspi 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-raspi-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
linux-raspi-realtime 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-realtime 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-riscv 24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-riscv-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-riscv-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-riscv-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-riscv-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-riscv-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-riscv-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-xilinx-zynqmp 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H