Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-49932)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-49932). 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: don't readahead the relocation inode on RST
On relocation we're doing readahead on the relocation inode, but if the
filesystem is backed by a RAID stripe tree we can get ENOENT (e.g. due to
preallocated extents not being mapped in the RST) from the lookup.
But readahead doesn't handle the error and submits invalid reads to the
device, causing an assertion in the scatter-gather list code:
BTRFS info (device nvme1n1): balance: start -d -m -s
BTRFS info (device nvme1n1): relocating block group 6480920576 flags data|raid0
BTRFS error (device nvme1n1): cannot find raid-stripe for logical [6481928192, 6481969152] devid 2, profile raid0
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kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:115!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
CPU: 0 PID: 1012 Comm: btrfs Not tainted 6.10.0-rc7+ #567
RIP: 0010:__blk_rq_map_sg+0x339/0x4a0
RSP: 0018:ffffc90001a43820 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffea00045d4802
RDX: 0000000117520000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8881027d1000
RBP: 0000000000003000 R08: ffffea00045d4902 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000001000 R12: ffff8881003d10b8
R13: ffffc90001a438f0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000003000
FS: 00007fcc048a6900(0000) GS:ffff88813bc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000002cd1100…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-49932 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-49932" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-49932 (Linux kernel) — CWE-617 / CVSS v3 7.0
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-617) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.0/10). 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-2024-49932 linux Fixed in: 6.11.4-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49932 linux
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org