If kernel headers need to be extracted, bpftrace 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:C/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade bpftrace | Nov 7, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftraceUpgrade bpftrace-debuginfo | May 31, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bpftrace-debuginfoUpgrade bpftrace-debugsourceUpgrade bpftrace | Feb 17, 2025 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Debian | — | No solution existsUpgrade bpftrace | May 15, 2025 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade bpftrace | Nov 11, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade bpftrace-debuginfoUpgrade bpftrace-debugsourceUpgrade bpftrace | Nov 6, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade bpftrace-debugsourceUpgrade bpftraceUpgrade bpftrace-debuginfo | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade bpftraceUpgrade bpftrace-tools | Dec 5, 2025 | Nov 7, 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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