High 7.8Published Jul 29, 2024

CVE-2024-42068bpf: Take return from set_memory_ro() into account with bpf_prog_lock_ro()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 4:20 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 21, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 before a359696856ca9409fb97655c5a8ef0f549cb6e03; from 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 before e4f602e3ff749ba770bf8ff10196e18358de6720; 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 builds before 2bbfffa802adc30b772d0e0f881a13c3804a965c; from 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 before 05412471beba313ecded95aa17b25fe84bb2551a; 60a3b2253c413cf601783b070507d7dd6620c954 builds before 7d2cc63eca0c993c99d18893214abf8f85d566d8	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	before 5.15.162; from 5.16 before 6.1.97; from 6.2 before 6.6.37; from 6.7 before 6.9.8	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a359696856ca9409fb97655c5a8ef0f549cb6e03	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f602e3ff749ba770bf8ff10196e18358de6720	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bbfffa802adc30b772d0e0f881a13c3804a965c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05412471beba313ecded95aa17b25fe84bb2551a	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2cc63eca0c993c99d18893214abf8f85d566d8	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3540e5a7054d6daaf9a1415a48aacb092112a89	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd411af8178edc6b7bf260f8fa4fba1bedd0a6d	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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