Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26881)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26881). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hns3: fix kernel crash when 1588 is received on HIP08 devices
The HIP08 devices does not register the ptp devices, so the
hdev->ptp is NULL, but the hardware can receive 1588 messages,
and set the HNS3_RXD_TS_VLD_B bit, so, if match this case, the
access of hdev->ptp->flags will cause a kernel crash:
[ 5888.946472] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000018
[ 5888.946475] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000018
...
[ 5889.266118] pc : hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x40/0x170 [hclge]
[ 5889.272612] lr : hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x34/0x170 [hclge]
[ 5889.279101] sp : ffff800012c3bc50
[ 5889.283516] x29: ffff800012c3bc50 x28: ffff2040002be040
[ 5889.289927] x27: ffff800009116484 x26: 0000000080007500
[ 5889.296333] x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff204001c6f000
[ 5889.302738] x23: ffff204144f53c00 x22: 0000000000000000
[ 5889.309134] x21: 0000000000000000 x20: ffff204004220080
[ 5889.315520] x19: ffff204144f53c00 x18: 0000000000000000
[ 5889.321897] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000
[ 5889.328263] x15: 0000004000140ec8 x14: 0000000000000000
[ 5889.334617] x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 00000000010011df
[ 5889.340965] x11: bbfeff4d22000000 x10: 0000000000000000
[ 5889.347303] x9 : ffff800009402124 x8 : 0200f78811dfbb4d
[ 5889.353637] x7 : 2200000000191b01 x6 : ffff208002a7d480
[ 5889.359959] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 000000000…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-26881 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-26881" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-26881 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 7.5
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.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
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-2024-26881 linux Fixed in: 6.1.85-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26881 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- 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