CVE-2024-42068bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro() set_memory_ro() can fail, leaving memory unprotected. Check its return and take it into account as an error.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 21, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 before a359696856ca9409fb97655c5a8ef0f549cb6e03; from 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 before e4f602e3ff749ba770bf8ff10196e18358de6720; 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 builds before 2bbfffa802adc30b772d0e0f881a13c3804a965c; from 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 before 05412471beba313ecded95aa17b25fe84bb2551a; 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 builds before 7d2cc63eca0c993c99d18893214abf8f85d566d8 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 5.15.162; from 5.16 before 6.1.97; from 6.2 before 6.6.37; from 6.7 before 6.9.8 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a359696856ca9409fb97655c5a8ef0f549cb6e03patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f602e3ff749ba770bf8ff10196e18358de6720patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bbfffa802adc30b772d0e0f881a13c3804a965c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05412471beba313ecded95aa17b25fe84bb2551apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2cc63eca0c993c99d18893214abf8f85d566d8patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3540e5a7054d6daaf9a1415a48aacb092112a89patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd411af8178edc6b7bf260f8fa4fba1bedd0a6dpatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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