CVE-2024-53099: linux Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-53099 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 33 · Related 31Timeline
- 25-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
13%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.23% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu135 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-135.146 | < 6.8.0-58.60
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1080.87 | < 6.8.0-1027.29
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 70ed506c3bbcfa846d4636b23051ca79fa4781f7, < 79f87a6ec39fb5968049a6775a528bf58b25c20a | ≥ 70ed506c3bbcfa846d4636b23051ca79fa4781f7, < 24fec234d2ba9ca3c14e545ebe3fd6dcb47f074d | ≥ 70ed506c3bbcfa846d4636b23051ca79fa4781f7, < 4e8074bb33d18f56af30a0252cb3606d27eb1c13 | ≥ 70ed506c3bbcfa846d4636b23051ca79fa4781f7, < d5092b0a1aaf35d77ebd8d33384d7930bec5cb5d | ≥ 70ed506c3bbcfa846d4636b23051ca79fa4781f7, < b3eb1b6a9f745d6941b345f0fae014dc8bb06d36 | ≥ 70ed506c3bbcfa846d4636b23051ca79fa4781f7, < 8421d4c8762bd022cb491f2f0f7019ef51b4f0a7 | 5.7
- linux_kernel< 6.6.62 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.9 | 6.12:rc1 | 6.12:rc2 | 6.12:rc3 | 6.12:rc4
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.123-1 | < 6.11.9-1
3 vendors · 138 products
