Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-46796)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-46796). 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:
smb: client: fix double put of @cfile in smb2_set_path_size()
If smb2_compound_op() is called with a valid @cfile and returned
-EINVAL, we need to call cifs_get_writable_path() before retrying it
as the reference of @cfile was already dropped by previous call.
This fixes the following KASAN splat when running fstests generic/013
against Windows Server 2022:
CIFS: Attempting to mount //w22-fs0/scratch
run fstests generic/013 at 2024-09-02 19:48:59
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in detach_if_pending+0xab/0x200
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88811f1a3730 by task kworker/3:2/176
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 176 Comm: kworker/3:2 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6 #2
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40
04/01/2014
Workqueue: cifsoplockd cifs_oplock_break [cifs]
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80
? detach_if_pending+0xab/0x200
print_report+0x156/0x4d9
? detach_if_pending+0xab/0x200
? __virt_addr_valid+0x145/0x300
? __phys_addr+0x46/0x90
? detach_if_pending+0xab/0x200
kasan_report+0xda/0x110
? detach_if_pending+0xab/0x200
detach_if_pending+0xab/0x200
timer_delete+0x96/0xe0
? __pfx_timer_delete+0x10/0x10
? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50
try_to_grab_pending+0x46/0x3b0
__cancel_work+0x89/0x1b0
? _pfx___cancel_work+0x10/0x10
? kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
cifs_close…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-46796 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-46796" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-46796 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 9.8
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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). 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-2024-46796 linux Fixed in: 6.10.11-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46796 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