{"cve":"CVE-2024-38566","nvd":{"published":"2024-06-19T14:15:16.767","modified":"2026-06-17T07:40:35.703","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Fix verifier assumptions about socket->sk\n\nThe verifier assumes that 'sk' field in 'struct socket' is valid\nand non-NULL when 'socket' pointer itself is trusted and non-NULL.\nThat may not be the case when socket was just created and\npassed to LSM socket_accept hook.\nFix this verifier assumption and adjust tests.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db63c0b86e981a1e97d2596d64ceceba1a5470e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39f8a29330f433000e716eefc4b9abda05b71a82","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f5ae91172a93abac9720ba94edf3ec8f4d7f24f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c58ccdd2483a1d990748cdaf94206b5d5986a001","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db63c0b86e981a1e97d2596d64ceceba1a5470e"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:00.836172422+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-38566","score":0.00221,"percentile":0.12708,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}