diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e0290c9..b2e0d22 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.21.12
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s v1.18.1
-	github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.9
+	github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.10
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.3
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.2.1-beta.2
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index eca84e1..1745aba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s v1.18.1 h1:u/OeBgnUUX6f3PCEOpA4dbG0+iZ71CnY6tE
 github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s v1.18.1/go.mod h1:m/J5GsxF0Th2iQTOE3ww4W9LFvwdC0tGyA9dIL4h6iQ=
 github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.9 h1:FvkyeRUKNvbUFgzh+Ia7XbBb5U86dHW6dCrljt76Fao=
 github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.9/go.mod h1:SBy1vl1WXMingLbqPZfHd1VXTqB9cD473JwUfoEM+Qs=
+github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.10-rc1 h1:Qx4f/6pDe6R1ERZK6HoSY+ud8beTH2i5mfy9G9r2Zf8=
+github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.10-rc1/go.mod h1:ac1t60OCFqHSPXRroKl6DUaZ4WDvo/CmKKD25K/pfO0=
+github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.10 h1:QBfNC2ZOoRZcEb9jeR4Nh8Uyw5fkI6Ckh9RTy1H6dBI=
+github.com/aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go v1.0.10/go.mod h1:ac1t60OCFqHSPXRroKl6DUaZ4WDvo/CmKKD25K/pfO0=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.3 h1:0B5hOX+mIx7I5XPOrjrHlKSDQV/+ypFZpIHOx5LOk3E=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.3/go.mod h1:eRwEWoyTWFMVYVQzKMNHWP5/RV4xIUGMQfXQHfHkpNU=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
@@ -165,6 +169,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 h1:Od9JTbYCk261bKm4M/mw7AklTlFYIa0bIp9BgSm1S8Y=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0 h1:Twjiwq9dn6R1fQcyiK+wQyHWfaz/BJB+YIpzU/Cv3Xg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.18.0 h1:FcHjZXDMxI8mM3nwhX9HlKop4C0YQvCVCdwYl2wOtE8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.18.0/go.mod h1:ILwASektA3OnRv7amZ1xhE/KTR+u50pbXfZ03+6Nx58=
diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go b/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go
index de8a557..d281847 100644
--- a/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go
+++ b/pkg/ebpf/bpf_client.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
-	"unsafe"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
@@ -803,10 +802,9 @@ func mergeDuplicateL4Info(ports []v1alpha1.Port) []v1alpha1.Port {
 	return result
 }
 
-func (l *bpfClient) computeMapEntriesFromEndpointRules(firewallRules []EbpfFirewallRules) (map[string]uintptr, error) {
+func (l *bpfClient) computeMapEntriesFromEndpointRules(firewallRules []EbpfFirewallRules) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 
 	firewallMap := make(map[string][]byte)
-	mapEntries := make(map[string]uintptr)
 	ipCIDRs := make(map[string][]v1alpha1.Port)
 	nonHostCIDRs := make(map[string][]v1alpha1.Port)
 	isCatchAllIPEntryPresent, allowAll := false, false
@@ -906,12 +904,7 @@ func (l *bpfClient) computeMapEntriesFromEndpointRules(firewallRules []EbpfFirew
 		}
 	}
 
-	//Add to mapEntries
-	for key, value := range firewallMap {
-		byteSlicePtr := unsafe.Pointer(&value[0])
-		mapEntries[key] = uintptr(byteSlicePtr)
-	}
-	return mapEntries, nil
+	return firewallMap, nil
 }
 
 func (l *bpfClient) checkAndDeriveCatchAllIPPorts(firewallRules []EbpfFirewallRules) ([]v1alpha1.Port, bool, bool) {