CVE-2024-49987

bpftool: Fix undefined behavior in qsort(NULL 0 ...)

CVE-2024-49987 is fixed in 27 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49987, 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: bpftool: Fix undefined behavior in qsort(NULL, 0, ...) When netfilter has no entry to display, qsort is called with qsort(NULL, 0, ...). This results in undefined behavior, as UBSan reports: net.c:827:2: runtime error: null pointer passed as argument 1, which is declared to never be null Although the C standard does not explicitly state whether calling qsort with a NULL pointer when the size is 0 constitutes undefined behavior, Section 7.1.4 of the C standard (Use of library functions) mentions: "Each of the following statements applies unless explicitly stated otherwise in the detailed descriptions that follow: If an argument to a function has an invalid value (such as a value outside the domain of the function, or a pointer outside the address space of the program, or a null pointer, or a pointer to non-modifiable storage when the corresponding parameter is not const-qualified) or a type (after promotion) not expected by a function with variable number of arguments, the behavior is undefined." To avoid this, add an early return when nf_link_info is NULL to prevent calling qsort with a NULL pointer.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.19.6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4157-1 Dec 3, 2024
bpftool · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.19.6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4157-1 Dec 3, 2024
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
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 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Dec 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-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-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-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_6 · sles 15.6 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 Dec 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-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 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-rt_debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 Dec 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 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Dec 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 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 Dec 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 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Dec 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 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 Dec 13, 2024
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 13.5 (trixie) 6.11.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49987 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.11.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49987 Oct 21, 2024

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