Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53111)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53111). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Exploitable via old_addr.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/mremap: fix address wraparound in move_page_tables()
On 32-bit platforms, it is possible for the expression len + old_addr < old_end to be false-positive if len + old_addr wraps around.
old_addr is the cursor in the old range up to which page table entries
have been moved; so if the operation succeeded, old_addr is the end of
the old region, and adding len to it can wrap.
The overflow causes mremap() to mistakenly believe that PTEs have been
copied; the consequence is that mremap() bails out, but doesn't move the
PTEs back before the new VMA is unmapped, causing anonymous pages in the
region to be lost. So basically if userspace tries to mremap() a
private-anon region and hits this bug, mremap() will return an error and
the private-anon region's contents appear to have been zeroed.
The idea of this check is that old_end - len is the original start
address, and writing the check that way also makes it easier to read; so
fix the check by rearranging the comparison accordingly.
(An alternate fix would be to refactor this function by introducing an
"orig_old_start" variable or such.)
Tested in a VM with a 32-bit X86 kernel; without the patch:
user@horn:~/big_mremap$ cat test.c
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include
#include
#include
#include
#define ADDR1 ((void*)0x60000000)
#define ADDR2 ((void*)0x10000000)
#define SIZE 0x50000000uL
int main(void) {
unsigned char *p1 = mmap(A…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53111 has been found in Linux kernel.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like old_addr over the network to misuse the product.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-53111" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-53111 (Linux kernel) — CWE-190 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Attack surface: old_addr / len
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-190) exists in Linux kernel. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via old_addr.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel. Attack surface: old_addr / len.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
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-2024-53111 linux Fixed in: 6.11.10-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53111 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org