Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2024-50261)

Summary

Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2024-50261). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

macsec: Fix use-after-free while sending the offloading packet

KASAN reports the following UAF. The metadata_dst, which is used to
store the SCI value for macsec offload, is already freed by
metadata_dst_free() in macsec_free_netdev(), while driver still use it
for sending the packet.

To fix this issue, dst_release() is used instead to release
metadata_dst. So it is not freed instantly in macsec_free_netdev() if
still referenced by skb.

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mlx5e_xmit+0x1e8f/0x4190 [mlx5_core]
Read of size 2 at addr ffff88813e42e038 by task kworker/7:2/714
[...]
Workqueue: mld mld_ifc_work
Call Trace:

dump_stack_lvl+0x51/0x60
print_report+0xc1/0x600
kasan_report+0xab/0xe0
mlx5e_xmit+0x1e8f/0x4190 [mlx5_core]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x120/0x530
sch_direct_xmit+0x149/0x11e0
__qdisc_run+0x3ad/0x1730
__dev_queue_xmit+0x1196/0x2ed0
vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit+0x32e/0x510 [8021q]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x120/0x530
__dev_queue_xmit+0x14a7/0x2ed0
macsec_start_xmit+0x13e9/0x2340
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x120/0x530
__dev_queue_xmit+0x14a7/0x2ed0
ip6_finish_output2+0x923/0x1a70
ip6_finish_output+0x2d7/0x970
ip6_output+0x1ce/0x3a0
NF_HOOK.constprop.0+0x15f/0x190
mld_sendpack+0x59a/0xbd0
mld_ifc_work+0x48a/0xa80
process_one_work+0x5aa/0xe50
worker_thread+0x79c/0x1290
kthread+0x28f/0x350
ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20

Allocated by task…

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-50261 has been found in Kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade Kernel to 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Kernel CVE-2024-50261" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2024-50261 (Kernel)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 — apply immediately
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.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Kernel' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'Kernel' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で Kernel を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
2
Apply patch patch
```
Upgrade Kernel to 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7
```
ステージング環境で 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
3
Post-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

Linux Kernel

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.1.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.116"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.6.60"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.7.0"},{"fixed":"6.11.7"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50261 linux Fixed in: 6.1.119-1
Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50261 linux-hwe-edge