A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.161/6.1.96/6.6.36/6.6.37/6.9.7. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function set_memory_ro of the component bpf. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-42068. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.