In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Prevent tailcall infinite loop caused by freplace
There is a potential infinite loop issue that can occur when using a combination of tail calls and freplace.
In an upcoming selftest, the attach target for entry_freplace of tailcall_freplace.c is subprog_tc of tc_bpf2bpf.c, while the tail call in entry_freplace leads to entry_tc. This results in an infinite loop:
entry_tc -> subprog_tc -> entry_freplace --tailcall-> entry_tc.
The problem arises because the tail_call_cnt in entry_freplace resets to zero each time entry_freplace is executed, causing the tail call mechanism to never terminate, eventually leading to a kernel panic.
To fix this issue, the solution is twofold:
1. Prevent updating a program extended by an freplace program to a prog_array map. 2. Prevent extending a program that is already part of a prog_array map with an freplace program.
This ensures that:
* If a program or its subprogram has been extended by an freplace program, it can no longer be updated to a prog_array map. * If a program has been added to a prog_array map, neither it nor its subprograms can be extended by an freplace program.
Moreover, an extension program should not be tailcalled. As such, return -EINVAL if the program has a type of BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT when adding it to a prog_array map.
Additionally, fix a minor code style issue by replacing eight spaces with a tab for proper formatting.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 15, 2025 | Jan 11, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Apr 11, 2025 | Jan 11, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel | May 7, 2025 | Jan 11, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Apr 1, 2025 | Jan 11, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1012-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1012-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-21-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1017-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-21-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1020-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1007-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 | Mar 28, 2025 | Jan 11, 2025 |
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