{"cve":"CVE-2024-50161","nvd":{"published":"2024-11-07T10:15:07.480","modified":"2026-08-04T11:21:26.940","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Check the remaining info_cnt before repeating btf fields\n\nWhen trying to repeat the btf fields for array of nested struct, it\ndoesn't check the remaining info_cnt. The following splat will be\nreported when the value of ret * nelems is greater than BTF_FIELDS_MAX:\n\n  ------------[ cut here ]------------\n  UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in ../kernel/bpf/btf.c:3951:49\n  index 11 is out of range for type 'btf_field_info [11]'\n  CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 411 Comm: test_progs ...... 6.11.0-rc4+ #1\n  Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE\n  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS ...\n  Call Trace:\n   <TASK>\n   dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x70\n   dump_stack+0x10/0x20\n   ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x40\n   __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0x6f/0x80\n   ? kallsyms_lookup_name+0x48/0xb0\n   btf_parse_fields+0x992/0xce0\n   map_create+0x591/0x770\n   __sys_bpf+0x229/0x2410\n   __x64_sys_bpf+0x1f/0x30\n   x64_sys_call+0x199/0x9f0\n   do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0\n   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n  RIP: 0033:0x7fea56f2cc5d\n  ......\n   </TASK>\n  ---[ end trace ]---\n\nFix it by checking the remaining info_cnt in btf_repeat_fields() before\nrepeating the btf fields.","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-129"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f957d972feee9b385ea3ae6530310a84e55ba71","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/797d73ee232dd1833dec4824bc53a22032e97c1c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:07.693694550+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-50161","score":0.002,"percentile":0.09834,"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."]}