Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Advisory Published

RHSA-2024:8830: Low: bpftrace security update

First published: Tue Nov 05 2024(Updated: )

BPFtrace is a high-level tracing language for Linux enhanced Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) available in recent Linux kernels (4.x). BPFtrace uses LLVM as a backend to compile scripts to BPF-bytecode and makes use of BCC for interacting with the Linux BPF system, as well as existing Linux tracing capabilities: kernel dynamic tracing (kprobes), user-level dynamic tracing (uprobes), and tracepoints. The BPFtrace language is inspired by awk and C, and predecessor tracers such as DTrace and SystemTap<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> bpftrace: unprivileged users can force loading of compromised linux headers (CVE-2024-2313)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/bpftrace<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace-debuginfo<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace-debugsource<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace-debuginfo<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace-debugsource<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace-debuginfo<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace-debugsource<0.16.0-6.el8_10
0.16.0-6.el8_10
redhat/bpftrace<0.16.0-6.el8_10.aa
0.16.0-6.el8_10.aa
redhat/bpftrace-debuginfo<0.16.0-6.el8_10.aa
0.16.0-6.el8_10.aa
redhat/bpftrace-debugsource<0.16.0-6.el8_10.aa
0.16.0-6.el8_10.aa
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for IBM z Systems

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2024:8830?

    The severity of RHSA-2024:8830 is classified as low.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2024:8830?

    To fix RHSA-2024:8830, update the bpftrace package to version 0.16.0-6.el8_10 or later.

  • Which systems are affected by RHSA-2024:8830?

    RHSA-2024:8830 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64, ARM 64, Power little endian, and IBM z Systems.

  • What is BPFtrace related to RHSA-2024:8830?

    BPFtrace is a high-level tracing language for Linux that uses the enhanced Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) technology.

  • What versions of bpftrace are remedied in RHSA-2024:8830?

    RHSA-2024:8830 remedies bpftrace version 0.16.0-6.el8_10.

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