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CVE-2024-56615: Linux kernel · bpf: fix OOB devmap writes when deleting elements

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:51 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability is available and involves changing the data types from signed int to unsigned u32 in the kernel source code for the BPF devmap implementation. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this fix. Since this is a kernel vulnerability, applying the official kernel patch or upgrading to a fixed kernel release is the recommended mitigation.

Description

CVE-2024-56615 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem involving out-of-bounds (OOB) writes in devmap when deleting elements. The issue arises from using signed integers for indexing map entries, leading to OOB memory writes and potential kernel crashes. The flaw was fixed by changing the index and iterator variables from signed int to unsigned u32, preventing OOB accesses.

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