bpf, sockmap: Prevent lock inversion deadlock in map delete elem
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Prevent lock inversion deadlock in map delete elem syzkaller started using corpuses where a BPF tracing program deletes elements from a sockmap/sockhash map. Because BPF tracing programs can be invoked from any interrupt context, locks taken during a map_delete_elem operation must be hardirq-safe. Otherwise a deadlock due to lock inversion is possible, as reported by lockdep: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&htab->buckets[i].lock); local_irq_disable(); lock(&host->lock); lock(&htab->buckets[i].lock); <Interrupt> lock(&host->lock); Locks in sockmap are hardirq-unsafe by design. We expects elements to be deleted from sockmap/sockhash only in task (normal) context with interrupts enabled, or in softirq context. Detect when map_delete_elem operation is invoked from a context which is _not_ hardirq-unsafe, that is interrupts are disabled, and bail out with an error. Note that map updates are not affected by this issue. BPF verifier does not allow updating sockmap/sockhash from a BPF tracing program today.
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- May 19, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 7th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-667
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux10.0
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.215
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.154
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.85
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.274
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.8.5
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.26
- linux linux kernel6.9
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 4.20affected
- 604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c and later · before f7990498b05ac41f7d6a190dc0418ef1d21bf058affected · git
- 604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c and later · before dd54b48db0c822ae7b520bc80751f0a0a173ef75affected · git
- 604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c and later · before d1e73fb19a4c872d7a399ad3c66e8ca30e0875ecaffected · git
- 604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c and later · before a44770fed86515eedb5a7c00b787f847ebb134a5affected · git
- 604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c and later · before 668b3074aa14829e2ac2759799537a93b60fef86affected · git
- 604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c and later · before 6af057ccdd8e7619960aca1f0428339f213b31cdaffected · git
- 604326b41a6fb9b4a78b6179335decee0365cd8c and later · before ff91059932401894e6c86341915615c5eb0eca48affected · git
- before 4.20not affected · semver
- 5.4.274 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | before 7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | before 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 |
+96
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 668b3074aa14829e2ac2759799537a93b60fef86 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6af057ccdd8e7619960aca1f0428339f213b31cd | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | a44770fed86515eedb5a7c00b787f847ebb134a5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d1e73fb19a4c872d7a399ad3c66e8ca30e0875ec | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | dd54b48db0c822ae7b520bc80751f0a0a173ef75 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f7990498b05ac41f7d6a190dc0418ef1d21bf058 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ff91059932401894e6c86341915615c5eb0eca48 | Vendor (CNA) |
| almalinux:bpftool | 7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.85-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bpftool-debuginfo | 0:7.0.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debuginfo | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-devel | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-devel-matched | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-devel | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-devel-matched | 0:5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
+2
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-667 · Improper LockingCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/668b3074aa14829e2ac2759799537a93b60fef86
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af057ccdd8e7619960aca1f0428339f213b31cd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a44770fed86515eedb5a7c00b787f847ebb134a5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1e73fb19a4c872d7a399ad3c66e8ca30e0875ec
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd54b48db0c822ae7b520bc80751f0a0a173ef75
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7990498b05ac41f7d6a190dc0418ef1d21bf058
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff91059932401894e6c86341915615c5eb0eca48
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.