Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2024 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2024-2314
Low 2.8
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in BPF Compiler Collection from IOVisor. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.8Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | bcc | 0.30.0-6.el9 | ALSA-2024:9187 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | bcc-devel | 0.25.0-9.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:8831 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bcc-devel | 0.30.0-6.el9 | ALSA-2024:9187 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | bcc-doc | 0.25.0-9.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:8831 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bcc-doc | 0.30.0-6.el9 | ALSA-2024:9187 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bcc-tools | 0.30.0-6.el9 | ALSA-2024:9187 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libbpf-tools | 0.30.0-6.el9 | ALSA-2024:9187 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-bcc | 0.30.0-6.el9 | ALSA-2024:9187 |
| Debian:12 | bpfcc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2314 |
| Debian:13 | bpfcc | 0.31.0+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2314 |
| Debian:14 | bpfcc | 0.31.0+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2314 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | bcc | 0:0.25.0-9.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:8831 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IOVisor | BPF Compiler Collection | 0 – before 008ea09e891194c072f2a9305a3c872a241dc342 |