# CVE-2024-56720: bpf, sockmap: Several fixes to bpf\_msg\_pop\_data

- 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
- Published: 2024-12-29 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.0

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data Several fixes to bpf_msg_pop_data, 1. In sk_msg_shift_left, we should put_page 2. if (len == 0), return early is better 3. pop the entire sk_msg (last == msg->sg.size) should be supported 4. Fix for the value of variable "a" 5. In sk_msg_shift_left, after shifting, i has already pointed to the next element. Addtional sk_msg_iter_var_next may result in BUG.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3f5763b3062514a234114e97bbde74d8d702449
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d26d977633d1d0b8bf9407278189bd0a8d973323
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1f54c61c4c9a5244eb8159dce60d248f7d97b32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58d3aa457e77a3d9b3df2ab081dcf9950f6029f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98c7ea7d11f2588e8197db042e0291e4ac8f8346
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/785180bed9879680d8e5c5e1b54c8ae8d948f4c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/275a9f3ef8fabb0cb282a62b9e164dedba7284c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d609ba262475db450ba69b8e8a557bd768ac07a

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