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CVE-2024-36886 critical CVSS 9.8

Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-36886)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-36886). 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:

tipc: fix UAF in error path

Sam Page (sam4k) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative reported
a UAF in the tipc_buf_append() error path:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in kfree_skb_list_reason+0x47e/0x4c0
linux/net/core/skbuff.c:1183
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88804d2a7c80 by task poc/8034

CPU: 1 PID: 8034 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.8.2 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
1.16.0-debian-1.16.0-5 04/01/2014
Call Trace:

__dump_stack linux/lib/dump_stack.c:88
dump_stack_lvl+0xd9/0x1b0 linux/lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description linux/mm/kasan/report.c:377
print_report+0xc4/0x620 linux/mm/kasan/report.c:488
kasan_report+0xda/0x110 linux/mm/kasan/report.c:601
kfree_skb_list_reason+0x47e/0x4c0 linux/net/core/skbuff.c:1183
skb_release_data+0x5af/0x880 linux/net/core/skbuff.c:1026
skb_release_all linux/net/core/skbuff.c:1094
__kfree_skb linux/net/core/skbuff.c:1108
kfree_skb_reason+0x12d/0x210 linux/net/core/skbuff.c:1144
kfree_skb linux/./include/linux/skbuff.h:1244
tipc_buf_append+0x425/0xb50 linux/net/tipc/msg.c:186
tipc_link_input+0x224/0x7c0 linux/net/tipc/link.c:1324
tipc_link_rcv+0x76e/0x2d70 linux/net/tipc/link.c:1824
tipc_rcv+0x45f/0x10f0 linux/net/tipc/node.c:2159
tipc_udp_recv+0x73b/0x8f0 linux/net/tipc/udp_media.c:390
udp_queue_rcv_one_skb+0xad2/0x1850 linux/net/ipv4/udp.c:2108
udp_queue_rcv_skb+0x131/0xb00 linux/net/ipv4/udp.c:2186
udp_unicas…

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-36886 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-36886" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2024-36886 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / 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.

❓ What is the problem

Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

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

  1. 1
    Identify 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。

  2. 2
    Post-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

Linux Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.1.0"},{"fixed":"4.19.314"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.20.0"},{"fixed":"5.4.276"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.5.0"},{"fixed":"5.10.217"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.11.0"},{"fixed":"5.15.159"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.16.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.91"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.6.31"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.7.0"},{"fixed":"6.8.10"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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