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Linux Linux — bpf: add check for invalid name in btf_name_valid_section()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N H 7.1 .0022 12.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux bd70a8fb7ca4fcb078086f4d96b048aaf1aa4786 – —
Linux 6.9 – 6.10.10
TIMELINE
Sep 11 Reserved by Linux
Sep 18 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-46764 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 7.1 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: add check for invalid name in btf_name_valid_section()
If the length of the name string is 1 and the value of name[0] is NULL
byte, an OOB vulnerability occurs in btf_name_valid_section() and the
return value is true, so the invalid name passes the check.
To solve this, you need to check if the first position is NULL byte and
if the first character is printable.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 11, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 18, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-46764 (Linux). CVSS 7.3 → 7.1 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | bd70a8fb7ca4fcb078086f4d96b048aaf1aa4786 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.9 | 6.10.10 |
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