# CVE-2024-58070: bpf: bpf_local_storage: Always use bpf_mem_alloc in PREEMPT_RT

> A kernel bug in PREEMPT_RT configurations causes a sleeping function call in atomic context, leading to system crashes or 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:** 6 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-58070, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58070, GHSA-44x6-67xw-4m95, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58070

## What is CVE-2024-58070?

CVE-2024-58070 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Mar 2025. 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: bpf_local_storage: Always use bpf_mem_alloc in PREEMPT_RT

In PREEMPT_RT, kmalloc(GFP_ATOMIC) is still not safe in non preemptible
context. bpf_mem_alloc must be used in PREEMPT_RT. This patch is
to enforce bpf_mem_alloc in the bpf_local_storage when CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
is enabled.

[   35.118559] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
[   35.118566] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 1832, name: test_progs
[   35.118569] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
[   35.118571] RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 1
[   35.118577] INFO: lockdep is turned off.
    ...
[   35.118647]  __might_resched+0x433/0x5b0
[   35.118677]  rt_spin_lock+0xc3/0x290
[   35.118700]  ___slab_alloc+0x72/0xc40
[   35.118723]  __kmalloc_noprof+0x13f/0x4e0
[   35.118732]  bpf_map_kzalloc+0xe5/0x220
[   35.118740]  bpf_selem_alloc+0x1d2/0x7b0
[   35.118755]  bpf_local_storage_update+0x2fa/0x8b0
[   35.118784]  bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing+0x15a/0x1d0
[   35.118791]  bpf_prog_9a118d86fca78ebb_trace_inet_sock_set_state+0x44/0x66
[   35.118795]  bpf_trace_run3+0x222/0x400
[   35.118820]  __bpf_trace_inet_sock_set_state+0x11/0x20
[   35.118824]  trace_inet_sock_set_state+0x112/0x130
[   35.118830]  inet_sk_state_store+0x41/0x90
[   35.118836]  tcp_set_state+0x3b3/0x640

There is no need to adjust the gfp_flags passing to the
bpf_mem_cache_alloc_flags() which only honors the GFP_KERNEL.
The verifier has ensured GFP_KERNEL is passed only in sleepable context.

It has been an old issue since the first introduction of the
bpf_local_storage ~5 years ago, so this patch targets the bpf-next.

bpf_mem_alloc is needed to solve it, so the Fixes tag is set
to the commit when bpf_mem_alloc was first used in the bpf_local_storage.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58070?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-58070?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-58070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58070 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-2024-58070 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-58070 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Mar 2025. 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-2024-58070 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-2024-58070/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58070/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58070
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-58070
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-58070

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58070/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
