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CVE-2024-26782 critical CVSS 9.8

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26782)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26782). 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:

mptcp: fix double-free on socket dismantle

when MPTCP server accepts an incoming connection, it clones its listener
socket. However, the pointer to 'inet_opt' for the new socket has the same
value as the original one: as a consequence, on program exit it's possible
to observe the following splat:

BUG: KASAN: double-free in inet_sock_destruct+0x54f/0x8b0
Free of addr ffff888485950880 by task swapper/25/0

CPU: 25 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/25 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.8.0-rc1+ #609
Hardware name: Supermicro SYS-6027R-72RF/X9DRH-7TF/7F/iTF/iF, BIOS 3.0 07/26/2013
Call Trace:

dump_stack_lvl+0x32/0x50
print_report+0xca/0x620
kasan_report_invalid_free+0x64/0x90
__kasan_slab_free+0x1aa/0x1f0
kfree+0xed/0x2e0
inet_sock_destruct+0x54f/0x8b0
__sk_destruct+0x48/0x5b0
rcu_do_batch+0x34e/0xd90
rcu_core+0x559/0xac0
__do_softirq+0x183/0x5a4
irq_exit_rcu+0x12d/0x170
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x80

asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20
RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0x175/0x300
Code: 30 00 0f 84 1f 01 00 00 83 e8 01 83 f8 ff 75 e5 48 83 c4 18 44 89 e8 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 cc cc cc cc fb 45 85 ed <0f> 89 60 ff ff ff 48 c1 e5 06 48 c7 43 18 00 00 00 00 48 83 44 2b
RSP: 0018:ffff888481cf7d90 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88887facddc8 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 1ffff1110ff588b1 RSI: 0000000000000019 RDI: ffff88887fac4588…

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-26782 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-26782" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2024-26782 (Linux kernel) — CWE-415 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / 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.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-415) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

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

  1. 1
    Identify 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。

  2. 2
    Post-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

Linux Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.6.0"},{"fixed":"5.10.212"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.11.0"},{"fixed":"5.15.151"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.16.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.81"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.6.21"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.7.0"},{"fixed":"6.7.9"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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