# CVE-2024-43840: bpf, arm64: Fix trampoline for BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG

> A flaw in the Linux kernel BPF trampoline on ARM64 can cause a kernel crash due to invalid address handling, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-51859, BELL-CVE-2024-43840, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43840, GHSA-c6m8-29qv-7wq9, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-43840, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43840

## What is CVE-2024-43840?

CVE-2024-43840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

bpf, arm64: Fix trampoline for BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG

When BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG is set, the trampoline calls
__bpf_tramp_enter() and __bpf_tramp_exit() functions, passing them
the struct bpf_tramp_image *im pointer as an argument in R0.

The trampoline generation code uses emit_addr_mov_i64() to emit
instructions for moving the bpf_tramp_image address into R0, but
emit_addr_mov_i64() assumes the address to be in the vmalloc() space
and uses only 48 bits. Because bpf_tramp_image is allocated using
kzalloc(), its address can use more than 48-bits, in this case the
trampoline will pass an invalid address to __bpf_tramp_enter/exit()
causing a kernel crash.

Fix this by using emit_a64_mov_i64() in place of emit_addr_mov_i64()
as it can work with addresses that are greater than 48-bits.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43840?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43840?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-43840 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43840 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43840/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43840/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43840
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43840
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43840

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43840/
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