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CVE-2024-53099

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2024-11-25 Modified: 2026-08-04

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 Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-125

References