Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-50165)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-50165). 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:
bpf: Preserve param->string when parsing mount options
In bpf_parse_param(), keep the value of param->string intact so it can
be freed later. Otherwise, the kmalloc area pointed to by param->string
will be leaked as shown below:
unreferenced object 0xffff888118c46d20 (size 8):
comm "new_name", pid 12109, jiffies 4295580214
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
61 6e 79 00 38 c9 5c 7e any.8.~
backtrace (crc e1b7f876):
[<00000000c6848ac7>] kmemleak_alloc+0x4b/0x80
[<00000000de9f7d00>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x36e/0x4a0
[<000000003e29b886>] memdup_user+0x32/0xa0
[<0000000007248326>] strndup_user+0x46/0x60
[<0000000035b3dd29>] __x64_sys_fsconfig+0x368/0x3d0
[<0000000018657927>] x64_sys_call+0xff/0x9f0
[<00000000c0cabc95>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0
[<000000002f331597>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-50165 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-2024-50165" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-50165 (Linux kernel) — CWE-401 / 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-401) 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-2024-50165 linux Fixed in: 6.11.6-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50165 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org