Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-49950)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-49950). 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:
Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix uaf in l2cap_connect
[Syzbot reported]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect.constprop.0+0x10d8/0x1270 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:3949
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880241e9800 by task kworker/u9:0/54
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-syzkaller-00268-g788220eee30d #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024
Workqueue: hci2 hci_rx_work
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:119
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488
kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601
l2cap_connect.constprop.0+0x10d8/0x1270 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:3949
l2cap_connect_req net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:4080 [inline]
l2cap_bredr_sig_cmd net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:4772 [inline]
l2cap_sig_channel net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:5543 [inline]
l2cap_recv_frame+0xf0b/0x8eb0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:6825
l2cap_recv_acldata+0x9b4/0xb70 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7514
hci_acldata_packet net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:3791 [inline]
hci_rx_work+0xaab/0x1610 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4028
process_one_work+0x9c5/0x1b40 kernel/workqueue.c:3231
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3312 [inline]
worker_thread+0x6c8/0xed0 kernel/workqueue.c:3389
kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x45/0…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-49950 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-49950" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-49950 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: adjacent-network / 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: High (CVSS 8.8/10). 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-2024-49950 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49950 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 lists.debian.org