# CVE-2024-50162: bpf: devmap: provide rxq after redirect
> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel BPF devmap redirect path allows local attackers to cause a system crash.
- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-53492, AZL-53658, BELL-CVE-2024-50162, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50162, GHSA-38j7-5jmv-v33p, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50162
## What is CVE-2024-50162?
CVE-2024-50162 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
### Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: devmap: provide rxq after redirect
rxq contains a pointer to the device from where
the redirect happened. Currently, the BPF program
that was executed after a redirect via BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP*
does not have it set.
This is particularly bad since accessing ingress_ifindex, e.g.
SEC("xdp")
int prog(struct xdp_md *pkt)
{
return bpf_redirect_map(&dev_redirect_map, 0, 0);
}
SEC("xdp/devmap")
int prog_after_redirect(struct xdp_md *pkt)
{
bpf_printk("ifindex %i", pkt->ingress_ifindex);
return XDP_PASS;
}
depends on access to rxq, so a NULL pointer gets dereferenced:
<1>[ 574.475170] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
<1>[ 574.475188] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
<1>[ 574.475194] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
<6>[ 574.475199] PGD 0 P4D 0
<4>[ 574.475207] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
<4>[ 574.475217] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 217 Comm: kworker/4:1 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc5-reduced-00859-g780801200300 #23
<4>[ 574.475226] Hardware name: Intel(R) Client Systems NUC13ANHi7/NUC13ANBi7, BIOS ANRPL357.0026.2023.0314.1458 03/14/2023
<4>[ 574.475231] Workqueue: mld mld_ifc_work
<4>[ 574.475247] RIP: 0010:bpf_prog_5e13354d9cf5018a_prog_after_redirect+0x17/0x3c
<4>[ 574.475257] Code: cc cc cc cc cc cc cc 80 00 00 00 cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 66 90 55 48 89 e5 f3 0f 1e fa 48 8b 57 20 <48> 8b 52 00 8b 92 e0 00 00 00 48 bf f8 a6 d5 c4 5d a0 ff ff be 0b
<4>[ 574.475263] RSP: 0018:ffffa62440280c98 EFLAGS: 00010206
<4>[ 574.475269] RAX: ffffa62440280cd8 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000000
<4>[ 574.475274] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffa62440549048 RDI: ffffa62440280ce0
<4>[ 574.475278] RBP: ffffa62440280c98 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 0000000000000001
<4>[ 574.475281] R10: ffffa05dc8b98000 R11: ffffa05f577fca40 R12: ffffa05dcab24000
<4>[ 574.475285] R13: ffffa62440280ce0 R14: ffffa62440549048 R15: ffffa62440549000
<4>[ 574.475289] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa05f4f700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
<4>[ 574.475294] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
<4>[ 574.475298] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000025522e000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0
<4>[ 574.475303] PKRU: 55555554
<4>[ 574.475306] Call Trace:
<4>[ 574.475313]
<4>[ 574.475318] ? __die+0x23/0x70
<4>[ 574.475329] ? page_fault_oops+0x180/0x4c0
<4>[ 574.475339] ? skb_pp_cow_data+0x34c/0x490
<4>[ 574.475346] ? kmem_cache_free+0x257/0x280
<4>[ 574.475357] ? exc_page_fault+0x67/0x150
<4>[ 574.475368] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
<4>[ 574.475381] ? bpf_prog_5e13354d9cf5018a_prog_after_redirect+0x17/0x3c
<4>[ 574.475386] bq_xmit_all+0x158/0x420
<4>[ 574.475397] __dev_flush+0x30/0x90
<4>[ 574.475407] veth_poll+0x216/0x250 [veth]
<4>[ 574.475421] __napi_poll+0x28/0x1c0
<4>[ 574.475430] net_rx_action+0x32d/0x3a0
<4>[ 574.475441] handle_softirqs+0xcb/0x2c0
<4>[ 574.475451] do_softirq+0x40/0x60
<4>[ 574.475458]
<4>[ 574.475461]
<4>[ 574.475464] __local_bh_enable_ip+0x66/0x70
<4>[ 574.475471] __dev_queue_xmit+0x268/0xe40
<4>[ 574.475480] ? selinux_ip_postroute+0x213/0x420
<4>[ 574.475491] ? alloc_skb_with_frags+0x4a/0x1d0
<4>[ 574.475502] ip6_finish_output2+0x2be/0x640
<4>[ 574.475512] ? nf_hook_slow+0x42/0xf0
<4>[ 574.475521] ip6_finish_output+0x194/0x300
<4>[ 574.475529] ? __pfx_ip6_finish_output+0x10/0x10
<4>[ 574.475538] mld_sendpack+0x17c/0x240
<4>[ 574.475548] mld_ifc_work+0x192/0x410
<4>[ 574.475557] process_one_work+0x15d/0x380
<4>[ 574.475566] worker_thread+0x29d/0x3a0
<4>[ 574.475573] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
<4>[ 574.475580] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
<4>[ 574.475587] kthread+0xcd/0x100
<4>[ 574.475597] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
<4>[ 574.475606] ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
<4>[ 574.475615] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
<4>[ 574.475623] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x
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## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50162?
It affects 1 product.
Products: Linux kernel.
## How do I fix CVE-2024-50162?
Apply the vendor's patch.
## Is CVE-2024-50162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents
```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50162 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-50162 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50162 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-2024-50162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50162/index.md)
```
## Sources
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50162
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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50162/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.