Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-27398)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-27398). 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: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by sco_sock_timeout
When the sco connection is established and then, the sco socket
is releasing, timeout_work will be scheduled to judge whether
the sco disconnection is timeout. The sock will be deallocated
later, but it is dereferenced again in sco_sock_timeout. As a
result, the use-after-free bugs will happen. The root cause is
shown below:
Cleanup Thread | Worker Thread
sco_sock_release |
sco_sock_close |
__sco_sock_close |
sco_sock_set_timer |
schedule_delayed_work |
sco_sock_kill | (wait a time)
sock_put(sk) //FREE | sco_sock_timeout
| sock_hold(sk) //USE
The KASAN report triggered by POC is shown below:
[ 95.890016] ==================================================================
[ 95.890496] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sco_sock_timeout+0x5e/0x1c0
[ 95.890755] Write of size 4 at addr ffff88800c388080 by task kworker/0:0/7
...
[ 95.890755] Workqueue: events sco_sock_timeout
[ 95.890755] Call Trace:
[ 95.890755]
[ 95.890755] dump_stack_lvl+0x45/0x110
[ 95.890755] print_address_description+0x78/0x390
[ 95.890755] print_report+0x11b/0x250
[ 95.890755] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xbe/0xf0
[ 95.890755] ? sco_sock_timeout+0x5e/0x1c0
[ 95.890755] kasan_report+0x1…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-27398 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-27398" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-27398 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.0
Attack vector: adjacent-network / 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 8.0/10). 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-2024-27398 linux Fixed in: 5.10.218-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27398 linux-azure Fixed in: 4.15.0-1181.196~14.04.1
References
- advisory security.netapp.com
- 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
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web openwall.com
- web openwall.com
- web openwall.com
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org