Red Hat Security Advisory: bcc security update
A low severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-2314) in the BPF Compiler Collection (BCC) allows unprivileged users to force the loading of compromised Linux headers. BCC is a toolkit that facilitates kernel tracing and manipulation using eBPF. This issue could potentially allow unauthorized influence over kernel tracing operations. Red Hat has released an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address this vulnerability.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-2314 affects the BPF Compiler Collection (BCC), which uses extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) technology for kernel tracing and manipulation. The vulnerability allows unprivileged users to force the loading of compromised Linux headers, potentially leading to unauthorized actions related to kernel tracing. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9187) and released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to fix this issue. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability permits unprivileged users to force loading of compromised Linux headers via BCC, which could lead to unauthorized kernel tracing behavior. The overall security impact is rated low by Red Hat, indicating limited risk or difficulty of exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated BCC packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9187 and the linked update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: bcc security update
Description
A low severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-2314) in the BPF Compiler Collection (BCC) allows unprivileged users to force the loading of compromised Linux headers. BCC is a toolkit that facilitates kernel tracing and manipulation using eBPF. This issue could potentially allow unauthorized influence over kernel tracing operations. Red Hat has released an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address this vulnerability.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-2314 affects the BPF Compiler Collection (BCC), which uses extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) technology for kernel tracing and manipulation. The vulnerability allows unprivileged users to force the loading of compromised Linux headers, potentially leading to unauthorized actions related to kernel tracing. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9187) and released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to fix this issue. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability permits unprivileged users to force loading of compromised Linux headers via BCC, which could lead to unauthorized kernel tracing behavior. The overall security impact is rated low by Red Hat, indicating limited risk or difficulty of exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated BCC packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9187 and the linked update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9187
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1ec4853345fc1830904
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:24 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:39:52 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 12
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