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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free in bpf_link_free() After commit 1a80dbcb2dba, bpf_link can be freed by link->ops->dealloc_def…

High CVSS 7.8
CVECVE-2024-40909
First seen2026-08-04 22:15 UTC
Disclosed2024-07-12 13:15 UTC
Last updated2026-08-04 22:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free in bpf_link_free() After commit 1a80dbcb2dba, bpf_link can be freed by link->ops->dealloc_deferred, but the code still tests and uses link->ops->dealloc afterward, which leads to a use-after-free as reported by syzbot. Actually, one of them should be sufficient, so just call one of them instead of both. Also add a WARN_ON() in case of any problematic implementation.

In-depth triage · Auto channel

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

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Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

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Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD