Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-42111)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-42111). 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: always do the basic checks for btrfs_qgroup_inherit structure
[BUG]
Syzbot reports the following regression detected by KASAN:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in btrfs_qgroup_inherit+0x42e/0x2e20 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:3277
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88814628ca50 by task syz-executor318/5171
CPU: 0 PID: 5171 Comm: syz-executor318 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc2-syzkaller-00010-g2ab795141095 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:114
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488
kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
btrfs_qgroup_inherit+0x42e/0x2e20 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:3277
create_pending_snapshot+0x1359/0x29b0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1854
create_pending_snapshots+0x195/0x1d0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1922
btrfs_commit_transaction+0xf20/0x3740 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:2382
create_snapshot+0x6a1/0x9e0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:875
btrfs_mksubvol+0x58f/0x710 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:1029
btrfs_mksnapshot+0xb5/0xf0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:1075
__btrfs_ioctl_snap_create+0x387/0x4b0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:1340
btrfs_ioctl_snap_create_v2+0x1f2/0x3a0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:1422
btrfs_ioctl+0x99e/0xc60
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline]
__se_sys_i…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-42111 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-2024-42111" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-42111 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / 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 read (CWE-125) 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。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42111 linux Fixed in: 6.9.9-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42111 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org