# CVE-2024-47702: bpf: Fail verification for sign-extension of packet data/data_end/data_meta

> A flaw in the Linux kernel BPF verifier allows sign-extension of packet pointers, leading to invalid memory access and kernel crashes.

- **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:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-51284, BELL-CVE-2024-47702, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47702, GHSA-37rv-6wmp-jjqr, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47702

## What is CVE-2024-47702?

CVE-2024-47702 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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: Fail verification for sign-extension of packet data/data_end/data_meta

syzbot reported a kernel crash due to
  commit 1f1e864b6555 ("bpf: Handle sign-extenstin ctx member accesses").
The reason is due to sign-extension of 32-bit load for
packet data/data_end/data_meta uapi field.

The original code looks like:
        r2 = *(s32 *)(r1 + 76) /* load __sk_buff->data */
        r3 = *(u32 *)(r1 + 80) /* load __sk_buff->data_end */
        r0 = r2
        r0 += 8
        if r3 > r0 goto +1
        ...
Note that __sk_buff->data load has 32-bit sign extension.

After verification and convert_ctx_accesses(), the final asm code looks like:
        r2 = *(u64 *)(r1 +208)
        r2 = (s32)r2
        r3 = *(u64 *)(r1 +80)
        r0 = r2
        r0 += 8
        if r3 > r0 goto pc+1
        ...
Note that 'r2 = (s32)r2' may make the kernel __sk_buff->data address invalid
which may cause runtime failure.

Currently, in C code, typically we have
        void *data = (void *)(long)skb->data;
        void *data_end = (void *)(long)skb->data_end;
        ...
and it will generate
        r2 = *(u64 *)(r1 +208)
        r3 = *(u64 *)(r1 +80)
        r0 = r2
        r0 += 8
        if r3 > r0 goto pc+1

If we allow sign-extension,
        void *data = (void *)(long)(int)skb->data;
        void *data_end = (void *)(long)skb->data_end;
        ...
the generated code looks like
        r2 = *(u64 *)(r1 +208)
        r2 <<= 32
        r2 s>>= 32
        r3 = *(u64 *)(r1 +80)
        r0 = r2
        r0 += 8
        if r3 > r0 goto pc+1
and this will cause verification failure since "r2 <<= 32" is not allowed
as "r2" is a packet pointer.

To fix this issue for case
  r2 = *(s32 *)(r1 + 76) /* load __sk_buff->data */
this patch added additional checking in is_valid_access() callback
function for packet data/data_end/data_meta access. If those accesses
are with sign-extenstion, the verification will fail.

  [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/000000000000c90eee061d236d37@google.com/

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47702?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47702?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-47702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47702 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47702 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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-2024-47702 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-2024-47702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47702/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47702
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47702
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47702

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