Debian LinuxOperating system · Debian

CVE-2024-50063

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.1.135 / 6.6.57 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

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NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Prevent tail call between progs attached to different hooks bpf progs can be attached to kernel functions, and the attached functions can take different parameters or return different return values. If prog attached to one kernel function tail calls prog attached to another kernel function, the ctx access or return value verification could be bypassed. For example, if prog1 is attached to func1 which takes only 1 parameter and prog2 is attached to func2 which takes two parameters. Since verifier assumes the bpf ctx passed to prog2 is constructed based on func2's prototype, verifier allows prog2 to access the second parameter from the bpf ctx passed to it. The problem is that verifier does not prevent prog1 from passing its bpf ctx to prog2 via tail call. In this case, the bpf ctx passed to prog2 is constructed from func1 instead of func2, that is, the assumption for ctx access verification is bypassed. Another example, if BPF LSM prog1 is attached to hook file_alloc_security, and BPF LSM prog2 is attached to hook bpf_lsm_audit_rule_known. Verifier knows the return value rules for these two hooks, e.g. it is legal for bpf_lsm_audit_rule_known to return positive number 1, and it is illegal for file_alloc_security to return positive number. So verifier allows prog2 to return positive number 1, but does not allow prog1 to return positive number. The problem is that verifier does not prevent prog1 from calling prog2 via tail call. In this case, prog2's return value 1 will be used as the return value for prog1's hook file_alloc_security. That is, the return value rule is bypassed. This patch adds restriction for tail call to prevent such bypasses.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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NVD · CPE data
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 11.0
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.5, < 6.1.135>= 6.2, < 6.6.57>= 6.7, < 6.11.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.1.135 / 6.6.57 / 6.11.4 or later
Fixed in 6.1.1356.6.576.11.4
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 6.1.135+, 6.6.57+, or 6.11+ (depending on your current branch)

  1. 1. Check the currently running kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. 2. Identify the appropriate upgrade path based on your current kernel branch
  3. 3. For kernel 6.1.x: upgrade to version 6.1.135 or later
  4. 4. For kernel 6.2.x - 6.5.x: upgrade to version 6.6.57 or later
  5. 5. For kernel 6.7.x - 6.10.x: upgrade to version 6.11.4 or later
  6. 6. For Debian 11: apply Debian kernel security updates or install a fixed upstream kernel (e.g., from backports)
  7. 7. After upgrading the kernel package, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require reboot and could have minor driver/module compatibility changes; BPF programs must be re-attached after reboot

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