CVE-2024-46764

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue occurs in the btf name valid section() function when the length of the name string is 1 and the value of name[0] is a NULL byte, causing an out-of-bounds vulnerability. The return value is true, allowing the invalid name to pass the check. To resolve this, it is necessary to check if the first position is a NULL byte and if the first character is printable.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.