Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26944)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-26944). 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:
btrfs: zoned: fix use-after-free in do_zone_finish()
Shinichiro reported the following use-after-free triggered by the device
replace operation in fstests btrfs/070.
BTRFS info (device nullb1): scrub: finished on devid 1 with status: 0
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in do_zone_finish+0x91a/0xb90 [btrfs]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881543c8060 by task btrfs-cleaner/3494007
CPU: 0 PID: 3494007 Comm: btrfs-cleaner Tainted: G W 6.8.0-rc5-kts #1
Hardware name: Supermicro Super Server/X11SPi-TF, BIOS 3.3 02/21/2020
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x5b/0x90
print_report+0xcf/0x670
? __virt_addr_valid+0x200/0x3e0
kasan_report+0xd8/0x110
? do_zone_finish+0x91a/0xb90 [btrfs]
? do_zone_finish+0x91a/0xb90 [btrfs]
do_zone_finish+0x91a/0xb90 [btrfs]
btrfs_delete_unused_bgs+0x5e1/0x1750 [btrfs]
? __pfx_btrfs_delete_unused_bgs+0x10/0x10 [btrfs]
? btrfs_put_root+0x2d/0x220 [btrfs]
? btrfs_clean_one_deleted_snapshot+0x299/0x430 [btrfs]
cleaner_kthread+0x21e/0x380 [btrfs]
? __pfx_cleaner_kthread+0x10/0x10 [btrfs]
kthread+0x2e3/0x3c0
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x70
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30
Allocated by task 3493983:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0
btrfs_alloc_device+0xb3/0x4e0 [btrfs]
device_li…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-26944 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-2024-26944" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-26944 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / 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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) 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-2024-26944 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26944 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org