Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-42266)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-42266). 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 cow_file_range_inline() honor locked_page on error
The btrfs buffered write path runs through __extent_writepage() which
has some tricky return value handling for writepage_delalloc().
Specifically, when that returns 1, we exit, but for other return values
we continue and end up calling btrfs_folio_end_all_writers(). If the
folio has been unlocked (note that we check the PageLocked bit at the
start of __extent_writepage()), this results in an assert panic like
this one from syzbot:
BTRFS: error (device loop0 state EAL) in free_log_tree:3267: errno=-5 IO failure
BTRFS warning (device loop0 state EAL): Skipping commit of aborted transaction.
BTRFS: error (device loop0 state EAL) in cleanup_transaction:2018: errno=-5 IO failure
assertion failed: folio_test_locked(folio), in fs/btrfs/subpage.c:871
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kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/subpage.c:871!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI
CPU: 1 PID: 5090 Comm: syz-executor225 Not tainted
6.10.0-syzkaller-05505-gb1bc554e009e #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS
Google 06/27/2024
RIP: 0010:btrfs_folio_end_all_writers+0x55b/0x610 fs/btrfs/subpage.c:871
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-42266 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-2024-42266" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-42266 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / 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.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) 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-2024-42266 linux Fixed in: 6.10.4-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42266 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org