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CVE-2023-52621

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Check rcu_read_lock_trace_held() before calling bpf map helpers

These three bpf_map_{lookup,update,delete}_elem() helpers are also available for sleepable bpf program, so add the corresponding lock assertion for sleepable bpf program, otherwise the following warning will be reported when a sleepable bpf program manipulates bpf map under interpreter mode (aka bpf_jit_enable=0):

Technical details traces, logs and code from the original report
  WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 4985 at kernel/bpf/helpers.c:40 ......
  CPU: 3 PID: 4985 Comm: test_progs Not tainted 6.6.0+ #2
  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) ......
  RIP: 0010:bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60
  ......
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   ? __warn+0xa5/0x240
   ? bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60
   ? report_bug+0x1ba/0x1f0
   ? handle_bug+0x40/0x80
   ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x50
   ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20
   ? __pfx_bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x10/0x10
   ? rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online+0x65/0xb0
   ? rcu_is_watching+0x23/0x50
   ? bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60
   ? __pfx_bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x10/0x10
   ___bpf_prog_run+0x513/0x3b70
   __bpf_prog_run32+0x9d/0xd0
   ? __bpf_prog_enter_sleepable_recur+0xad/0x120
   ? __bpf_prog_enter_sleepable_recur+0x3e/0x120
   bpf_trampoline_6442580665+0x4d/0x1000
   __x64_sys_getpgid+0x5/0x30
   ? do_syscall_64+0x36/0xb0
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
   </TASK>

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (2)

Debian — Debian LinuxLinux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Check rcu_read_lock_trace_held() before calling bpf map helpers\n\nThese three bpf_map_{lookup,update,delete}_elem() helpers are also\navailable for sleepable bpf program, so add the corresponding lock\nassertion for sleepable bpf program, otherwise the following warning\nwill be reported when a sleepable bpf program manipulates bpf map under\ninterpreter mode (aka bpf_jit_enable=0):\n\n  WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 4985 at kernel/bpf/helpers.c:40 ......\n  CPU: 3 PID: 4985 Comm: test_progs Not tainted 6.6.0+ #2\n  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) ......\n  RIP: 0010:bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60\n  ......\n  Call Trace:\n   <TASK>\n   ? __warn+0xa5/0x240\n   ? bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60\n   ? report_bug+0x1ba/0x1f0\n   ? handle_bug+0x40/0x80\n   ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x50\n   ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20\n   ? __pfx_bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x10/0x10\n   ? rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online+0x65/0xb0\n   ? rcu_is_watching+0x23/0x50\n   ? bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60\n   ? __pfx_bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x10/0x10\n   ___bpf_prog_run+0x513/0x3b70\n   __bpf_prog_run32+0x9d/0xd0\n   ? __bpf_prog_enter_sleepable_recur+0xad/0x120\n   ? __bpf_prog_enter_sleepable_recur+0x3e/0x120\n   bpf_trampoline_6442580665+0x4d/0x1000\n   __x64_sys_getpgid+0x5/0x30\n   ? do_syscall_64+0x36/0xb0\n   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76\n   </TASK>"
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: bpf: verifique rcu_read_lock_trace_held() antes de llamar a los ayudantes de mapas de bpf. Estos tres ayudantes de bpf_map_{lookup,update,delete}_elem() también están disponibles para el programa bpf que se puede dormir, así que agregue el bloqueo correspondiente. aserción para el programa bpf con capacidad para dormir; de lo contrario, se informará la siguiente advertencia cuando un programa bpf con capacidad para dormir manipule el mapa bpf en modo intérprete (también conocido como bpf_jit_enable=0): ADVERTENCIA: CPU: 3 PID: 4985 en kernel/bpf/helpers.c:40. ..... CPU: 3 PID: 4985 Comm: test_progs Not tainted 6.6.0+ #2 Nombre del hardware: PC estándar QEMU (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) ...... RIP: 0010:bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60 ...... Seguimiento de llamadas:  ? __advertir+0xa5/0x240 ? bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60? report_bug+0x1ba/0x1f0? handle_bug+0x40/0x80? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x50? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20? __pfx_bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x10/0x10 ? rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online+0x65/0xb0? rcu_is_watching+0x23/0x50? bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x54/0x60? __pfx_bpf_map_lookup_elem+0x10/0x10 ___bpf_prog_run+0x513/0x3b70 __bpf_prog_run32+0x9d/0xd0 ? __bpf_prog_enter_sleepable_recur+0xad/0x120 ? __bpf_prog_enter_sleepable_recur+0x3e/0x120 bpf_trampoline_6442580665+0x4d/0x1000 __x64_sys_getpgid+0x5/0x30 ? do_syscall_64+0x36/0xb0 entrada_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 "
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:43:11.147",
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