{"cve":"CVE-2024-42151","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-30T08:15:06.690","modified":"2026-06-17T07:48:56.283","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: mark bpf_dummy_struct_ops.test_1 parameter as nullable\n\nTest case dummy_st_ops/dummy_init_ret_value passes NULL as the first\nparameter of the test_1() function. Mark this parameter as nullable to\nmake verifier aware of such possibility.\nOtherwise, NULL check in the test_1() code:\n\n      SEC(\"struct_ops/test_1\")\n      int BPF_PROG(test_1, struct bpf_dummy_ops_state *state)\n      {\n            if (!state)\n                    return ...;\n\n            ... access state ...\n      }\n\nMight be removed by verifier, thus triggering NULL pointer dereference\nunder certain conditions.","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:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1479eaff1f16983d8fda7c5a08a586c21891087d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f79097b0de97a486b137b750d7dd7b20b519d23","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1479eaff1f16983d8fda7c5a08a586c21891087d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f79097b0de97a486b137b750d7dd7b20b519d23"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:53:51.317825789+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-42151","score":0.0018,"percentile":0.07592,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}