Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-42311)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-42311). 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:
hfs: fix to initialize fields of hfs_inode_info after hfs_alloc_inode()
Syzbot reports uninitialized value access issue as below:
loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 64
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_revalidate_dentry+0x307/0x3f0 fs/hfs/sysdep.c:30
hfs_revalidate_dentry+0x307/0x3f0 fs/hfs/sysdep.c:30
d_revalidate fs/namei.c:862 [inline]
lookup_fast+0x89e/0x8e0 fs/namei.c:1649
walk_component fs/namei.c:2001 [inline]
link_path_walk+0x817/0x1480 fs/namei.c:2332
path_lookupat+0xd9/0x6f0 fs/namei.c:2485
filename_lookup+0x22e/0x740 fs/namei.c:2515
user_path_at_empty+0x8b/0x390 fs/namei.c:2924
user_path_at include/linux/namei.h:57 [inline]
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3689 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3898 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x66b/0x810 fs/namespace.c:3875
__x64_sys_mount+0xe4/0x140 fs/namespace.c:3875
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_ext_read_extent fs/hfs/extent.c:196 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_get_block+0x92d/0x1620 fs/hfs/extent.c:366
hfs_ext_read_extent fs/hfs/extent.c:196 [inline]
hfs_get_block+0x92d/0x1620 fs/hfs/extent.c:366
block_read_full_folio+0x4ff/0x11b0 fs/buffer.c:2271
hfs_read_folio+0x55/0x60 fs/hfs/inode.c:39
filemap_read_folio+0x148/0x4f0 mm/filemap.…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-42311 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-2024-42311" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-42311 (Linux kernel) — CWE-908 / 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-908) 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-2024-42311 linux Fixed in: 5.10.226-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42311 linux
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 git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org