CVE-2024-42068
High
bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro() set_memory_ro() can fail, leaving memory unprotected. Check its return and take it into account as an error.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
July 29, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-42068
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro() set_memory_ro() can fail, leaving memory unprotected. Check its return and take it into account as an error.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05412471beba313ecded95aa17b25fe84bb2551a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2cc63eca0c993c99d18893214abf8f85d566d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a359696856ca9409fb97655c5a8ef0f549cb6e03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3540e5a7054d6daaf9a1415a48aacb092112a89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f602e3ff749ba770bf8ff10196e18358de6720
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd411af8178edc6b7bf260f8fa4fba1bedd0a6d
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42068.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42068