# CVE-2024-43910: bpf: add missing check_func_arg_reg_off() to prevent out-of-bounds memory accesses

> A missing check in the Linux kernel BPF subsystem allows out-of-bounds memory accesses, potentially leading to system crashes or privilege escalation.

- **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:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-43910, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43910, GHSA-5469-6p3j-2hpr, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43910

## What is CVE-2024-43910?

CVE-2024-43910 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 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: add missing check_func_arg_reg_off() to prevent out-of-bounds memory accesses

Currently, it's possible to pass in a modified CONST_PTR_TO_DYNPTR to
a global function as an argument. The adverse effects of this is that
BPF helpers can continue to make use of this modified
CONST_PTR_TO_DYNPTR from within the context of the global function,
which can unintentionally result in out-of-bounds memory accesses and
therefore compromise overall system stability i.e.

[  244.157771] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in bpf_dynptr_data+0x137/0x140
[  244.161345] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810914be68 by task test_progs/302
[  244.167151] CPU: 0 PID: 302 Comm: test_progs Tainted: G O E 6.10.0-rc3-00131-g66b586715063 #533
[  244.174318] Call Trace:
[  244.175787]  <TASK>
[  244.177356]  dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0
[  244.179531]  print_report+0xce/0x670
[  244.182314]  ? __virt_addr_valid+0x200/0x3e0
[  244.184908]  kasan_report+0xd7/0x110
[  244.187408]  ? bpf_dynptr_data+0x137/0x140
[  244.189714]  ? bpf_dynptr_data+0x137/0x140
[  244.192020]  bpf_dynptr_data+0x137/0x140
[  244.194264]  bpf_prog_b02a02fdd2bdc5fa_global_call_bpf_dynptr_data+0x22/0x26
[  244.198044]  bpf_prog_b0fe7b9d7dc3abde_callback_adjust_bpf_dynptr_reg_off+0x1f/0x23
[  244.202136]  bpf_user_ringbuf_drain+0x2c7/0x570
[  244.204744]  ? 0xffffffffc0009e58
[  244.206593]  ? __pfx_bpf_user_ringbuf_drain+0x10/0x10
[  244.209795]  bpf_prog_33ab33f6a804ba2d_user_ringbuf_callback_const_ptr_to_dynptr_reg_off+0x47/0x4b
[  244.215922]  bpf_trampoline_6442502480+0x43/0xe3
[  244.218691]  __x64_sys_prlimit64+0x9/0xf0
[  244.220912]  do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0
[  244.223043]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
[  244.226458] RIP: 0033:0x7ffa3eb8f059
[  244.228582] Code: 08 89 e8 5b 5d c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 8f 1d 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48
[  244.241307] RSP: 002b:00007ffa3e9c6eb8 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000012e
[  244.246474] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffa3e9c7cdc RCX: 00007ffa3eb8f059
[  244.250478] RDX: 00007ffa3eb162b4 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00007ffa3e9c7fb0
[  244.255396] RBP: 00007ffa3e9c6ed0 R08: 00007ffa3e9c76c0 R09: 0000000000000000
[  244.260195] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: ffffffffffffff80
[  244.264201] R13: 000000000000001c R14: 00007ffc5d6b4260 R15: 00007ffa3e1c7000
[  244.268303]  </TASK>

Add a check_func_arg_reg_off() to the path in which the BPF verifier
verifies the arguments of global function arguments, specifically
those which take an argument of type ARG_PTR_TO_DYNPTR |
MEM_RDONLY. Also, process_dynptr_func() doesn't appear to perform any
explicit and strict type matching on the supplied register type, so
let's also enforce that a register either type PTR_TO_STACK or
CONST_PTR_TO_DYNPTR is by the caller.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43910?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43910?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-43910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43910 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43910 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 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-2024-43910 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-2024-43910/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43910/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43910
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43910
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43910

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