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bpf, sockmap: Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data, 1. In sk_msg_shift_left, we should put_page 2. if (len == 0), return early is better 3. pop the entire sk_msg (last == msg->sg.size) should be supported 4. Fix for the value of variable "a" 5. In sk_msg_shift_left, after shifting, i has already pointed to the next element. Addtional sk_msg_iter_var_next may result in BUG.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.231, 5.15.174, 5.4.287, 6.1.120, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.6.64
CVEs
CVE-2024-56720
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 08:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

bpf, sockmap: Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Dec 2024, 11:29 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data, 1. In sk_msg_shift_left, we should put_page 2. if (len == 0), return early is better 3. pop the entire sk_msg (last == msg->sg.size) should be supported 4. Fix for the value of variable "a" 5. In sk_msg_shift_left, after shifting, i has already pointed to the next element. Addtional sk_msg_iter_var_next may result in BUG.

osv:CVE-2024-56720

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2

Complete source record
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