Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-50047)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-50047). 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 UAF in async decryption
Doing an async decryption (large read) crashes with a
slab-use-after-free way down in the crypto API.
Reproducer:
# mount.cifs -o ...,seal,esize=1 //srv/share /mnt
# dd if=/mnt/largefile of=/dev/null
...
[ 194.196391] ==================================================================
[ 194.196844] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in gf128mul_4k_lle+0xc1/0x110
[ 194.197269] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888112bd0448 by task kworker/u77:2/899
[ 194.197707]
[ 194.197818] CPU: 12 UID: 0 PID: 899 Comm: kworker/u77:2 Not tainted 6.11.0-lku-00028-gfca3ca14a17a-dirty #43
[ 194.198400] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.2-3-gd478f380-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[ 194.199046] Workqueue: smb3decryptd smb2_decrypt_offload [cifs]
[ 194.200032] Call Trace:
[ 194.200191]
[ 194.200327] dump_stack_lvl+0x4e/0x70
[ 194.200558] ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xc1/0x110
[ 194.200809] print_report+0x174/0x505
[ 194.201040] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10
[ 194.201352] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f
[ 194.201604] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xdf/0x1c0
[ 194.201868] ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xc1/0x110
[ 194.202128] kasan_report+0xc8/0x150
[ 194.202361] ? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xc1/0x110
[ 194.202616] gf128mul_4k_lle+0xc1/0x110
[ 194.202863] ghash_update+0x184/0x210…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-50047 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-2024-50047" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-50047 (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-2024-50047 linux Fixed in: 5.10.237-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50047 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
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org