DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42161
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
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.178-3, 5.10.216-1, 5.10.218-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.76-1~bpo11+1, 0, 6.1.38-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.106-3~deb11u1, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2, 6.1.106-3~deb11u3 |
Timeline
- Jul 30, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated