# CVE-2024-50063: bpf: Prevent tail call between progs attached to different hooks

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.135, 6.6.57, 6.11.4
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from f1b9509c2fb0ef4db8d22dac9aef8e856a5d81f6, fixed in d9a807fb7cbfad4328824186e2e4bee28f72169b; from f1b9509c2fb0ef4db8d22dac9aef8e856a5d81f6, fixed in 5d5e3b4cbe8ee16b7bf96fd73a421c92a9da3ca1; from f1b9509c2fb0ef4db8d22dac9aef8e856a5d81f6, fixed in 88c2a10e6c176c2860cd0659f4c0e9d20b3f64d1; from f1b9509c2fb0ef4db8d22dac9aef8e856a5d81f6, fixed in 28ead3eaabc16ecc907cfb71876da028080f6356
- Linux: 5.5
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.5.0, fixed in 6.1.135; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.57; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.11.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Prevent tail call between progs attached to different hooks bpf progs can be attached to kernel functions, and the attached functions can take different parameters or return different return values. If prog attached to one kernel function tail calls prog attached to another kernel function, the ctx access or return value verification could be bypassed. For example, if prog1 is attached to func1 which takes only 1 parameter and prog2 is attached to func2 which takes two parameters. Since verifier assumes the bpf ctx passed to prog2 is constructed based on func2's prototype, verifier allows prog2 to access the second parameter from the bpf ctx passed to it. The problem is that verifier does not prevent prog1 from passing its bpf ctx to prog2 via tail call. In this case, the bpf ctx passed to prog2 is constructed from func1 instead of func2, that is, the assumption for ctx access verification is bypassed. Another example, if BPF LSM prog1 is attached to hook file_alloc_security, and BPF LSM prog2 is attached to hook bpf_lsm_audit_rule_known. Verifier knows the return value rules for these two hooks, e.g. it is legal for bpf_lsm_audit_rule_known to return positive number 1, and it is illegal for file_alloc_security to return positive number. So verifier allows prog2 to return positive number 1, but does not allow prog1 to return positive number. The problem is that verifier does not prevent prog1 from calling prog2 via tail call. In this case, prog2's return value 1 will be used as the return value for prog1's hook file_alloc_security. That is, the return value rule is bypassed. This patch adds restriction for tail call to prevent such bypasses.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.135, 6.6.57, 6.11.4) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a807fb7cbfad4328824186e2e4bee28f72169b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5e3b4cbe8ee16b7bf96fd73a421c92a9da3ca1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c2a10e6c176c2860cd0659f4c0e9d20b3f64d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ead3eaabc16ecc907cfb71876da028080f6356

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