CVE-2024-47728

bpf: Zero former ARG_PTR_TO_{LONGINT} args in case of error

CVE-2024-47728 is fixed in 47 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47728, released October 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0024
14th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Zero former ARG_PTR_TO_{LONG,INT} args in case of error For all non-tracing helpers which formerly had ARG_PTR_TO_{LONG,INT} as input arguments, zero the value for the case of an error as otherwise it could leak memory. For tracing, it is not needed given CAP_PERFMON can already read all kernel memory anyway hence bpf_get_func_arg() and bpf_get_func_ret() is skipped in here. Also, the MTU helpers mtu_len pointer value is being written but also read. Technically, the MEM_UNINIT should not be there in order to always force init. Removing MEM_UNINIT needs more verifier rework though: MEM_UNINIT right now implies two things actually: i) write into memory, ii) memory does not have to be initialized. If we lift MEM_UNINIT, it then becomes: i) read into memory, ii) memory must be initialized. This means that for bpf_*_check_mtu() we're readding the issue we're trying to fix, that is, it would then be able to write back into things like .rodata BPF maps. Follow-up work will rework the MEM_UNINIT semantics such that the intent can be better expressed. For now just clear the *mtu_len on error path which can be lifted later again.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-64kb · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-coco · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-coco_debug · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-default · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-docs · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.1.115-126.197 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5 · sles 15.6 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 · sles 15.6 1-150600.13.3.5 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-rt_debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-source · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-source-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-source-coco · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-source-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-syms · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-syms-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-syms-coco · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-syms-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.115-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47728 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.11.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47728 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.11.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47728 Oct 21, 2024
perf · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
python3-perf · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.115-126.197.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-794 Jan 6, 2025

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