Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26890)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26890). 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:
Bluetooth: btrtl: fix out of bounds memory access
The problem is detected by KASAN.
btrtl driver uses private hci data to store 'struct btrealtek_data'.
If btrtl driver is used with btusb, then memory for private hci data
is allocated in btusb. But no private data is allocated after hci_dev,
when btrtl is used with hci_h5.
This commit adds memory allocation for hci_h5 case.
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BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in btrtl_initialize+0x6cc/0x958 [btrtl]
Write of size 8 at addr ffff00000f5a5748 by task kworker/u9:0/76
Hardware name: Pine64 PinePhone (1.2) (DT)
Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_on [bluetooth]
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x9c/0x128
show_stack+0x20/0x38
dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x60
print_report+0xf8/0x5d8
kasan_report+0x90/0xd0
__asan_store8+0x9c/0xc0
[btrtl]
h5_btrtl_setup+0xd0/0x2f8 [hci_uart]
h5_setup+0x50/0x80 [hci_uart]
hci_uart_setup+0xd4/0x260 [hci_uart]
hci_dev_open_sync+0x1cc/0xf68 [bluetooth]
hci_dev_do_open+0x34/0x90 [bluetooth]
hci_power_on+0xc4/0x3c8 [bluetooth]
process_one_work+0x328/0x6f0
worker_thread+0x410/0x778
kthread+0x168/0x178
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Allocated by task 53:
kasan_save_stack+0x3c/0x68
kasan_save_track+0x20/0x40
kasan_save_alloc_info+0x68/0x78
__kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xd8
__kmalloc+0x1b4/0x3b0
hci_alloc_dev_priv+0x28/0xa58 [bluetooth]
hci_uart_register_device+…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-26890 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-2024-26890" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-26890 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / 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.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) 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
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2024-26890 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26890 linux Fixed in: 6.7.12-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26890 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