bpf: Avoid uninitialized value in BPF_CORE_READ_BITFIELD
[Changes from V1:
- Use a default branch in the switch statement to initialize `val'.]
GCC warns that `val' may be used uninitialized in the
BPF_CRE_READ_BITFIELD macro, defined in bpf_core_read.h as:
[...]
unsigned long long val; \
[...] \
switch (__CORE_RELO(s, field, BYTE_SIZE)) { \
case 1: val = *(const unsigned char *)p; break; \
case 2: val = *(const unsigned short *)p; break; \
case 4: val = *(const unsigned int *)p; break; \
case 8: val = *(const unsigned long long *)p; break; \
} \
[...]
val; \
} \
This patch adds a default entry in the switch statement that sets
`val' to zero in order to avoid the warning, and random values to be
used in case __builtin_preserve_field_info returns unexpected values
for BPF_FIELD_BYTE_SIZE.
Tested in bpf-next master.
No regressions.
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4008-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5747-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7007-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7007-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7007-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7009-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7009-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7019-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7089-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7089-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7089-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7089-4 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7089-5 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7089-6 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7089-7 | Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7090-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7095-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7156-1 | Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-457 |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T20:28:10.007Z
Reserved: 2024-07-29T15:50:41.196Z
Link: CVE-2024-42161
Updated: 2025-11-03T22:02:24.334Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-07-30T08:15:07.447
Modified: 2025-11-03T22:17:44.150
Link: CVE-2024-42161
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