vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-2314: bcc: unprivileged users can force loading of compromised linux headers (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 10, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | Jun 17, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 10, 2024
Added
Nov 6, 2024
Modified
Jun 17, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
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