Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-41085)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-41085). 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:
cxl/mem: Fix no cxl_nvd during pmem region auto-assembling
When CXL subsystem is auto-assembling a pmem region during cxl
endpoint port probing, always hit below calltrace.
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000078
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
RIP: 0010:cxl_pmem_region_probe+0x22e/0x360 [cxl_pmem]
Call Trace:
? __die+0x24/0x70
? page_fault_oops+0x82/0x160
? do_user_addr_fault+0x65/0x6b0
? exc_page_fault+0x7d/0x170
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
? cxl_pmem_region_probe+0x22e/0x360 [cxl_pmem]
? cxl_pmem_region_probe+0x1ac/0x360 [cxl_pmem]
cxl_bus_probe+0x1b/0x60 [cxl_core]
really_probe+0x173/0x410
? __pfx___device_attach_driver+0x10/0x10
__driver_probe_device+0x80/0x170
driver_probe_device+0x1e/0x90
__device_attach_driver+0x90/0x120
bus_for_each_drv+0x84/0xe0
__device_attach+0xbc/0x1f0
bus_probe_device+0x90/0xa0
device_add+0x51c/0x710
devm_cxl_add_pmem_region+0x1b5/0x380 [cxl_core]
cxl_bus_probe+0x1b/0x60 [cxl_core]
The cxl_nvd of the memdev needs to be available during the pmem region
probe. Currently the cxl_nvd is registered after the endpoint port probe.
The endpoint probe, in the case of autoassembly of regions, can cause a
pmem region probe requiring the not yet available cxl_nvd. Adjust the
sequence so this dependency is met.
This requires adding a port parameter to cxl_find_n…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-41085 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-41085" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-41085 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 5.5
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.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). 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-2024-41085 linux Fixed in: 6.9.8-1
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 github.com