Out-of-Bounds Write in Linux Kernel (CVE-2024-35949)
Summary
Out-of-bounds write in Linux Kernel (CVE-2024-35949). 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: make sure that WRITTEN is set on all metadata blocks
We previously would call btrfs_check_leaf() if we had the check
integrity code enabled, which meant that we could only run the extended
leaf checks if we had WRITTEN set on the header flags.
This leaves a gap in our checking, because we could end up with
corruption on disk where WRITTEN isn't set on the leaf, and then the
extended leaf checks don't get run which we rely on to validate all of
the item pointers to make sure we don't access memory outside of the
extent buffer.
However, since 732fab95abe2 ("btrfs: check-integrity: remove
CONFIG_BTRFS_FS_CHECK_INTEGRITY option") we no longer call
btrfs_check_leaf() from btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(), which means we only
ever call it on blocks that are being written out, and thus have WRITTEN
set, or that are being read in, which should have WRITTEN set.
Add checks to make sure we have WRITTEN set appropriately, and then make
sure __btrfs_check_leaf() always does the item checking. This will
protect us from file systems that have been corrupted and no longer have
WRITTEN set on some of the blocks.
This was hit on a crafted image tweaking the WRITTEN bit and reported by
KASAN as out-of-bound access in the eb accessors. The example is a dir
item at the end of an eb.
[2.042] BTRFS warning (device loop1): bad eb member start: ptr 0x3fff start 30572544 member offset 16410 size 2
[2.040] general protecti…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-35949 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-2024-35949" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-35949 (Linux Kernel) — CWE-787 / 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 write (CWE-787) 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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35949 linux Fixed in: 6.8.11-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35949 linux
References
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org