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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40996

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40996 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Avoid splat in pskb_pull_reason syzkaller builds (CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y) frequently trigger a debug hint in pskb_may_pull. We'd like to retain this debug check because it might hint at integer overflows and other issues (kernel code should pull headers, not huge value). In bpf case, this splat isn't interesting at all: such (nonsensical) bpf programs are typically generated by a fuzzer anyway. Do what Eric suggested and suppress such warning. For CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=n we don't need the extra check because pskb_may_pull will do the right thing: return an error without the WARN() backtrace.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0
Debian:11linux-6.10, 6.1.106-3~deb11u1, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2
Debian:12linux6.1.69-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.76-1, 6.1.76-1~bpo11+1

Timeline

  • Jul 12, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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