CVE-2024-53099: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Check validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo() If a newly-added link type doesn't invoke BPF_LINK_TYPE(), accessing bpf_link_type_strs[link->type] may result in an out-of-bounds access. To spot such missed invocations early in the future, checking the validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo() and emitting a warning when such invocations are missed.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 6.6.62 (fixed in 6.6.62); from 6.7, before 6.11.9 (fixed in 6.11.9); version 6.12 only

Published 2024-11-25. Last modified 2026-08-04.