CVE-2024-47794

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47794
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-47794.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-47794
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Related
Published
2025-01-11T12:25:14Z
Modified
2026-11-01T02:32:08Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
bpf: Prevent tailcall infinite loop caused by freplace
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Prevent tailcall infinite loop caused by freplace

There is a potential infinite loop issue that can occur when using a combination of tail calls and freplace.

In an upcoming selftest, the attach target for entry_freplace of tailcall_freplace.c is subprog_tc of tc_bpf2bpf.c, while the tail call in entry_freplace leads to entry_tc. This results in an infinite loop:

entry_tc -> subprog_tc -> entry_freplace --tailcall-> entry_tc.

The problem arises because the tail_call_cnt in entry_freplace resets to zero each time entry_freplace is executed, causing the tail call mechanism to never terminate, eventually leading to a kernel panic.

To fix this issue, the solution is twofold:

  1. Prevent updating a program extended by an freplace program to a prog_array map.
  2. Prevent extending a program that is already part of a prog_array map with an freplace program.

This ensures that:

  • If a program or its subprogram has been extended by an freplace program, it can no longer be updated to a prog_array map.
  • If a program has been added to a prog_array map, neither it nor its subprograms can be extended by an freplace program.

Moreover, an extension program should not be tailcalled. As such, return -EINVAL if the program has a type of BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT when adding it to a prog_array map.

Additionally, fix a minor code style issue by replacing eight spaces with a tab for proper formatting.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/47xxx/CVE-2024-47794.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
be8704ff07d2374bcc5c675526f95e70c6459683
Fixed
272f92998cbec9e12fea8ef28f48d6b1bc625a34
Fixed
f8ba0d22afa613b280fc40fcf6ae99f73c7b36e6
Fixed
987aa730bad3e1ef66d9f30182294daa78f6387d
Fixed
d6083f040d5d8f8d748462c77e90547097df936e

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-47794.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.6.0
Fixed
6.1.191
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.160
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.5

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-47794.json"