{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43837","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  bpf: Fix null pointer dereference in resolve_prog_type() for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT  When loading a EXT program without specifying `attr-\u003eattach_prog_fd`, the `prog-\u003eaux-\u003edst_prog` will be null. At this time, calling resolve_prog_type() anywhere will result in a null pointer dereference.  Example stack trace:  [    8.107863] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000004 [    8.108262] Mem abort info: [    8.108384]   ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [    8.108547]   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [    8.108722]   SET = 0, FnV = 0 [    8.108827]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [    8.108939]   FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [    8.109102] Data abort info: [    8.109203]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [    8.109399]   CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [    8.109614]   GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [    8.109836] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000101354000 [    8.110011] [0000000000000004] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [    8.112624] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [    8.112783] Modules linked in: [    8.113120] CPU: 0 PID: 99 Comm: may_access_dire Not tainted 6.10.0-rc3-next-20240613-dirty #1 [    8.113230] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) [    8.113390] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [    8.113429] pc : may_access_direct_pkt_data+0x24/0xa0 [    8.113746] lr : add_subprog_and_kfunc+0x634/0x8e8 [    8.113798] sp : ffff80008283b9f0 [    8.113813] x29: ffff80008283b9f0 x28: ffff800082795048 x27: 0000000000000001 [    8.113881] x26: ffff0000c0bb2600 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 [    8.113897] x23: ffff0000c1134000 x22: 000000000001864f x21: ffff0000c1138000 [    8.113912] x20: 0000000000000001 x19: ffff0000c12b8000 x18: ffffffffffffffff [    8.113929] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0720072007200720 [    8.113944] x14: 0720072007200720 x13: 0720072007200720 x12: 0720072007200720 [    8.113958] x11: 0720072007200720 x10: 0000000000f9fca4 x9 : ffff80008021f4e4 [    8.113991] x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 746f72705f6d656d x6 : 000000001e0e0f5f [    8.114006] x5 : 000000000001864f x4 : ffff0000c12b8000 x3 : 000000000000001c [    8.114020] x2 : 0000000000000002 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000 [    8.114126] Call trace: [    8.114159]  may_access_direct_pkt_data+0x24/0xa0 [    8.114202]  bpf_check+0x3bc/0x28c0 [    8.114214]  bpf_prog_load+0x658/0xa58 [    8.114227]  __sys_bpf+0xc50/0x2250 [    8.114240]  __arm64_sys_bpf+0x28/0x40 [    8.114254]  invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0x54/0xf0 [    8.114273]  do_el0_svc+0x4c/0xd8 [    8.114289]  el0_svc+0x3c/0x140 [    8.114305]  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x150 [    8.114331]  el0t_64_sync+0x168/0x170 [    8.114477] Code: 7100707f 54000081 f9401c00 f9403800 (b9400403) [    8.118672] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---  One way to fix it is by forcing `attach_prog_fd` non-empty when bpf_prog_load(). But this will lead to `libbpf_probe_bpf_prog_type` API broken which use verifier log to probe prog type and will log nothing if we reject invalid EXT prog before bpf_check().  Another way is by adding null check in resolve_prog_type().  The issue was introduced by commit 4a9c7bbe2ed4 (\"bpf: Resolve to prog-\u003eaux-\u003edst_prog-\u003etype only for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT\") which wanted to correct type resolution for BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING programs. Before that, the type resolution of BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT prog actually follows the logic below:    prog-\u003eaux-\u003edst_prog ? prog-\u003eaux-\u003edst_prog-\u003etype : prog-\u003etype;  It implies that when EXT program is not yet attached to `dst_prog`, the prog type should be EXT itself. This code worked fine in the past. So just keep using it.  Fix this by returning `prog-\u003etype` for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT if `dst_prog` is not present in resolve_prog_type().","modified":"2026-09-15T09:03:10.577002243Z","published":"2024-08-17T10:15:09.320Z","upstream":["CVE-2024-43837"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-43837"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1.106-1"}]}],"versions":["6.1.27-1","6.1.37-1","6.1.38-1","6.1.38-2","6.1.38-2~bpo11+1","6.1.38-3","6.1.38-4","6.1.38-4~bpo11+1","6.1.52-1","6.1.55-1","6.1.55-1~bpo11+1","6.1.64-1","6.1.66-1","6.1.67-1","6.1.69-1","6.1.69-1~bpo11+1","6.1.76-1","6.1.76-1~bpo11+1","6.1.82-1","6.1.85-1","6.1.90-1","6.1.90-1~bpo11+1","6.1.94-1","6.1.94-1~bpo11+1","6.1.98-1","6.1.99-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43837.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.10.3-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43837.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.10.3-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43837.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}