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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

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Patches

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