If kernel headers need to be extracted, bcc will attempt to load them from a temporary directory. An unprivileged attacker could use this to force bcc to load compromised linux headers. Linux distributions which provide kernel headers by default are not affected by default.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade bcc-develUpgrade libbpf-toolsUpgrade python3-bccUpgrade bcc-docUpgrade bccUpgrade bcc-tools | Nov 7, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bccUpgrade bcc-docUpgrade bcc-toolsUpgrade libbpf-toolsUpgrade python3-bccUpgrade bcc-debuginfoUpgrade bcc-devel | May 31, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bcc-debugsourceUpgrade bcc-toolsUpgrade bcc-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bccUpgrade bcc-debuginfoUpgrade bcc-develUpgrade libbpf-toolsUpgrade bcc-docUpgrade libbpf-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-bcc | Feb 17, 2025 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade bpfcc | May 15, 2025 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade bccUpgrade bcc-develUpgrade python3-bccUpgrade libbpf-toolsUpgrade bcc-docUpgrade bcc-tools | Nov 11, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libbpf-toolsUpgrade bcc-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bcc-debuginfoUpgrade bcc-debugsourceUpgrade bcc-docUpgrade libbpf-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bccUpgrade bcc-develUpgrade bcc-toolsNo solution existsUpgrade python3-bcc | Nov 6, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade bcc-toolsUpgrade bcc-debuginfoUpgrade bcc-debugsourceUpgrade bcc-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bcc-develUpgrade bccUpgrade python3-bcc | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 10, 2024 |
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