Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
libbpf: Prevent null-pointer dereference when prog to load has no BTF
In bpf_objec_load_prog(), there's no guarantee that obj->btf is non-NULL when passing it to btf__fd(), and this function does not perform any check before dereferencing its argument (as bpf_object__btf_fd() used to do). As a consequence, we get segmentation fault errors in bpftool (for example) when trying to load programs that come without BTF information.
v2: Keep btf__fd() in the fix instead of reverting to bpf_object__btf_fd().
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= df7c3f7d3a3ddab31ca8cfa9b86a8729ec43fd2e, < ef80b59acfa4dee4b5eaccb15572b69248831104; >= df7c3f7d3a3ddab31ca8cfa9b86a8729ec43fd2e, < 1fd91360a75833b7110af9834ae26c977e1273e0; >= df7c3f7d3a3ddab31ca8cfa9b86a8729ec43fd2e, < 9bf48fa19a4b1d186e08b20bf7e5de26a15644fb |
| Linux | Linux | 6.8 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd91360a75833b7110af9834ae26c977e1273e0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf48fa19a4b1d186e08b20bf7e5de26a15644fbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef80b59acfa4dee4b5eaccb15572b69248831104Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd91360a75833b7110af9834ae26c977e1273e0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf48fa19a4b1d186e08b20bf7e5de26a15644fbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef80b59acfa4dee4b5eaccb15572b69248831104Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 19, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed