Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Reject variable offset alu on PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS

For PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS, check_flow_keys_access() only uses fixed off
for validation. However, variable offset ptr alu is not prohibited
for this ptr kind. So the variable offset is not checked.

The following prog is accepted:

func#0 @0
0: R1=ctx() R10=fp0
0: (bf) r6 = r1 ; R1=ctx() R6_w=ctx()
1: (79) r7 = *(u64 *)(r6 +144) ; R6_w=ctx() R7_w=flow_keys()
2: (b7) r8 = 1024 ; R8_w=1024
3: (37) r8 /= 1 ; R8_w=scalar()
4: (57) r8 &= 1024 ; R8_w=scalar(smin=smin32=0,
smax=umax=smax32=umax32=1024,var_off=(0x0; 0x400))
5: (0f) r7 += r8
mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 5 first_idx 0 subseq_idx -1
mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 4: (57) r8 &= 1024
mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 3: (37) r8 /= 1
mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 2: (b7) r8 = 1024
6: R7_w=flow_keys(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=1024,var_off
=(0x0; 0x400)) R8_w=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=1024,
var_off=(0x0; 0x400))
6: (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r7 +0) ; R0_w=scalar()
7: (95) exit

This prog loads flow_keys to r7, and adds the variable offset r8
to r7, and finally causes out-of-bounds access:

BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc90014c80038
[...]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1231 [inline]
__bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:651 [inline]
bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:658 [inline]
bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu include/linux/filter.h:675 [inline]
bpf_flow_dissect+0x15f/0x350 net/core/flow_dissector.c:991
bpf_prog_test_run_flow_dissector+0x39d/0x620 net/bpf/test_run.c:1359
bpf_prog_test_run kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4107 [inline]
__sys_bpf+0xf8f/0x4560 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5475
__do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5561 [inline]
__se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5559 [inline]
__x64_sys_bpf+0x73/0xb0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5559
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x110 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b

Fix this by rejecting ptr alu with variable offset on flow_keys.
Applying the patch rejects the program with "R7 pointer arithmetic
on flow_keys prohibited".
Published: 2024-02-22
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00021}

epss

{'score': 0.00022}


Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:00:15.651Z

Reserved: 2024-02-19T14:20:24.126Z

Link: CVE-2024-26589

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:07:19.728Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-22T17:15:09.050

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:02:36.260

Link: CVE-2024-26589

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-02-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-26589 - Bugzilla

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