{"cve":"CVE-2024-53099","nvd":{"published":"2024-11-25T22:15:16.433","modified":"2026-08-04T11:21:52.760","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Check validity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo()\n\nIf a newly-added link type doesn't invoke BPF_LINK_TYPE(), accessing\nbpf_link_type_strs[link->type] may result in an out-of-bounds access.\n\nTo spot such missed invocations early in the future, checking the\nvalidity of link->type in bpf_link_show_fdinfo() and emitting a warning\nwhen such invocations are missed.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24fec234d2ba9ca3c14e545ebe3fd6dcb47f074d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e8074bb33d18f56af30a0252cb3606d27eb1c13","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f87a6ec39fb5968049a6775a528bf58b25c20a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8421d4c8762bd022cb491f2f0f7019ef51b4f0a7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3eb1b6a9f745d6941b345f0fae014dc8bb06d36"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:34.731061660+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-53099","score":0.0023,"percentile":0.13938,"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."]}