🛡️ CVE-2024-50254 — kernel
Description
bpf: Free dynamically allocated bits in bpf_iter_bits_destroy()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Free dynamically allocated bits in bpf_iter_bits_destroy()
bpf_iter_bits_destroy() uses "kit->nr_bits <= 64" to check whether the
bits are dynamically allocated. However, the check is incorrect and may
cause a kmemleak as shown below:
unreferenced object 0xffff88812628c8c0 (size 32):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294727320
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
b0 c1 55 f5 81 88 ff ff f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 ..U...........
f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ..............
backtrace (crc 781e32cc):
[<00000000c452b4ab>] kmemleak_alloc+0x4b/0x80
[<0000000004e09f80>] __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x480/0x5c0
[<00000000597124d6>] __alloc.isra.0+0x89/0xb0
[<000000004ebfffcd>] alloc_bulk+0x2af/0x720
[<00000000d9c10145>] prefill_mem_cache+0x7f/0xb0
[<00000000ff9738ff>] bpf_mem_alloc_init+0x3e2/0x610
[<000000008b616eac>] bpf_global_ma_init+0x19/0x30
[<00000000fc473efc>] do_one_initcall+0xd3/0x3c0
[<00000000ec81498c>] kernel_init_freeable+0x66a/0x940
[<00000000b119f72f>] kernel_init+0x20/0x160
[<00000000f11ac9a7>] ret_from_fork+0x3c/0x70
[<0000000004671da4>] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
That is because nr_bits will be set as zero in bpf_iter_bits_next()
after all bits have been iterated.
Fix the issue by setting kit->bit to kit->nr_bits instead of setting
kit->nr_bits to zero when the iteration completes in
bpf_iter_bits_next(). In addition, use "!nr_bits || bits >= nr_bits" to
check whether the iteration is complete and still use "nr_bits > 64" to
indicate whether bits are dynamically allocated. The "!nr_bits" check is
necessary because bpf_iter_bits_new() may fail before setting
kit->nr_bits, and this condition will stop the iteration early instead
of accessing the zeroed or freed kit->bits.
Considering the initial value of kit->bits is -1 and the type of
kit->nr_bits is unsigned int, change the type of kit->nr_bits to int.
The potential overflow problem will be handled in the following patch.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2024-50254 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 6.11.0 up to 6.11.7)
- linux-kernel
Timeline and source
Published on 9 November 2024 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
CVE-2024-50254 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.11.0 | 6.11.7 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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