In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpftool: Fix NULL pointer dereference when pin {PROG, MAP, LINK} without FILE
When using bpftool to pin {PROG, MAP, LINK} without FILE, segmentation fault will occur. The reson is that the lack of FILE will cause strlen to trigger NULL pointer dereference. The corresponding stacktrace is shown below:
do_pin do_pin_any do_pin_fd mount_bpffs_for_pin strlen(name) <- NULL pointer dereference
Fix it by adding validation to the common process.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.79-51.138 | Jun 23, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 5, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gkeop | May 8, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | May 1, 2025 |
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