Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-40957)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-40957). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
seg6: fix parameter passing when calling NF_HOOK() in End.DX4 and End.DX6 behaviors
input_action_end_dx4() and input_action_end_dx6() are called NF_HOOK() for
PREROUTING hook, in PREROUTING hook, we should passing a valid indev,
and a NULL outdev to NF_HOOK(), otherwise may trigger a NULL pointer
dereference, as below:
[74830.647293] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000090
[74830.655633] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[74830.657888] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[74830.659500] PGD 0 P4D 0
[74830.660450] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
...
[74830.664953] Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011
[74830.666569] RIP: 0010:rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter]
...
[74830.689725] Call Trace:
[74830.690402]
[74830.690953] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[74830.692020] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[74830.693095] ? ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables]
[74830.694275] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd
[74830.695205] ? page_fault_oops+0xac/0x140
[74830.696244] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150
[74830.697225] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
[74830.698344] ? rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter]
[74830.699540] ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables]
[74830.700758] ? ip6_route_input+0x19d/0x240
[74830.701752] nf_hook_slow+0x3f/0xb0
[74830.702678] input_action_end_dx4+0x19b…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-40957 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-40957" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-40957 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 7.5
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.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
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-2024-40957 linux Fixed in: 6.1.99-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40957 linux-hwe-edge
References
- 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 lists.debian.org