Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26631)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26631). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: mcast: fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work
idev->mc_ifc_count can be written over without proper locking.
Originally found by syzbot [1], fix this issue by encapsulating calls
to mld_ifc_stop_work() (and mld_gq_stop_work() for good measure) with
mutex_lock() and mutex_unlock() accordingly as these functions
should only be called with mc_lock per their declarations.
[1]
BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work
write to 0xffff88813a80c832 of 1 bytes by task 3771 on cpu 0:
mld_ifc_stop_work net/ipv6/mcast.c:1080 [inline]
ipv6_mc_down+0x10a/0x280 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2725
addrconf_ifdown+0xe32/0xf10 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3949
addrconf_notify+0x310/0x980
notifier_call_chain kernel/notifier.c:93 [inline]
raw_notifier_call_chain+0x6b/0x1c0 kernel/notifier.c:461
__dev_notify_flags+0x205/0x3d0
dev_change_flags+0xab/0xd0 net/core/dev.c:8685
do_setlink+0x9f6/0x2430 net/core/rtnetlink.c:2916
rtnl_group_changelink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3458 [inline]
__rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3717 [inline]
rtnl_newlink+0xbb3/0x1670 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3754
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x807/0x8c0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6558
netlink_rcv_skb+0x126/0x220 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2545
rtnetlink_rcv+0x1c/0x20 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6576
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1342 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x589/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1368
netlink_sendmsg+0x66e/0x770 net/netlink/af_netlink.c…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-26631 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-26631" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-26631 (Linux kernel) — CWE-667 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-667) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26631 linux Fixed in: 6.1.76-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26631 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com