Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2024· Updated Nov 3, 2025
bpf: Check validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo()
CVE-2024-53099
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Check validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo()
If a newly-added link type doesn't invoke BPF_LINK_TYPE(), accessing bpf_link_type_strs[link->type] may result in an out-of-bounds access.
To spot such missed invocations early in the future, checking the validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo() and emitting a warning when such invocations are missed.
Affected products
71- osv-coords69 versionspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux@6.11.0-18.18?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws@6.11.0-1009.10?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure@6.11.0-1009.9?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp@6.11.0-1009.9?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-lowlatency@6.11.0-1010.11?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-oracle@6.11.0-1011.12?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi@6.11.0-1008.8?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-realtime@6.11.0-1005.5?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6
< 6.11.0-18.18+ 68 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/24fec234d2ba9ca3c14e545ebe3fd6dcb47f074dmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e8074bb33d18f56af30a0252cb3606d27eb1c13mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f87a6ec39fb5968049a6775a528bf58b25c20amitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8421d4c8762bd022cb491f2f0f7019ef51b4f0a7mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3eb1b6a9f745d6941b345f0fae014dc8bb06d36mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5092b0a1aaf35d77ebd8d33384d7930bec5cb5dmitre
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