{"cve":"CVE-2024-56665","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-27T15:15:26.400","modified":"2026-06-17T08:12:41.563","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf,perf: Fix invalid prog_array access in perf_event_detach_bpf_prog\n\nSyzbot reported [1] crash that happens for following tracing scenario:\n\n  - create tracepoint perf event with attr.inherit=1, attach it to the\n    process and set bpf program to it\n  - attached process forks -> chid creates inherited event\n\n    the new child event shares the parent's bpf program and tp_event\n    (hence prog_array) which is global for tracepoint\n\n  - exit both process and its child -> release both events\n  - first perf_event_detach_bpf_prog call will release tp_event->prog_array\n    and second perf_event_detach_bpf_prog will crash, because\n    tp_event->prog_array is NULL\n\nThe fix makes sure the perf_event_detach_bpf_prog checks prog_array\nis valid before it tries to remove the bpf program from it.\n\n[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/Z1MR6dCIKajNS6nU@krava/T/#m91dbf0688221ec7a7fc95e896a7ef9ff93b0b8ad","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/842e5af282453983586e2eae3c8eaf252de5f22f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978c4486cca5c7b9253d3ab98a88c8e769cb9bbd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2b6b47662d5f2dfce92e5ffbdcac8229f321d9d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfb15ddf3b65e0df2129f9756d1b4fa78055cdb3","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-56665","score":0.00219,"percentile":0.12398,"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."]}