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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42161

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42161 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.300000190734863 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Avoid uninitialized value in BPF_CORE_READ_BITFIELD [Changes from V1: - Use a default branch in the switch statement to initialize `val'.] GCC warns that `val' may be used uninitialized in the BPF_CRE_READ_BITFIELD macro, defined in bpf_core_read.h as: [...] unsigned long long val; \ [...] \ switch (__CORE_RELO(s, field, BYTE_SIZE)) { \ case 1: val = *(const unsigned char *)p; break; \ case 2: val = *(const unsigned short *)p; break; \ case 4: val = *(const unsigned int *)p; break; \ case 8: val = *(const unsigned long long *)p; break; \ } \ [...] val; \ } \ This patch adds a default entry in the switch statement that sets `val' to zero in order to avoid the warning, and random values to be used in case __builtin_preserve_field_info returns unexpected values for BPF_FIELD_BYTE_SIZE. Tested in bpf-next master. No regressions.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0, 0
Debian:11linux5.10.178-3, 5.10.216-1, 5.10.218-1
Debian:12linux6.1.76-1~bpo11+1, 0, 6.1.38-1
Debian:14linux0, 0
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2, 6.1.106-3~deb11u3

Timeline

  • Jul 30, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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