Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-27053)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-27053). 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:
wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU usage in connect path
With lockdep enabled, calls to the connect function from cfg802.11 layer
lead to the following warning:
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WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
6.7.0-rc1-wt+ #333 Not tainted
drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c:386
suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
[...]
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 100 Comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 6.7.0-rc1-wt+ #333
Hardware name: Atmel SAMA5
unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x18/0x1c
show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48
dump_stack_lvl from wilc_parse_join_bss_param+0x7dc/0x7f4
wilc_parse_join_bss_param from connect+0x2c4/0x648
connect from cfg80211_connect+0x30c/0xb74
cfg80211_connect from nl80211_connect+0x860/0xa94
nl80211_connect from genl_rcv_msg+0x3fc/0x59c
genl_rcv_msg from netlink_rcv_skb+0xd0/0x1f8
netlink_rcv_skb from genl_rcv+0x2c/0x3c
genl_rcv from netlink_unicast+0x3b0/0x550
netlink_unicast from netlink_sendmsg+0x368/0x688
netlink_sendmsg from ____sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x430
____sys_sendmsg from ___sys_sendmsg+0x110/0x158
___sys_sendmsg from sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x150
sys_sendmsg from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c
This warning is emitted because in the connect path, when trying to parse
target BSS parameters, we dereference a RCU pointer whithout being in RCU
critical section.
Fix RCU dereference usage by moving it to a RCU read critical section. To
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Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-27053 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-27053" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-27053 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: adjacent-network / 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 8.8/10). 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-2024-27053 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.89-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27053 linux Fixed in: 5.10.216-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27053 linux
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 git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web github.com