Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53166)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53166). 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:
block, bfq: fix bfqq uaf in bfq_limit_depth()
Set new allocated bfqq to bic or remove freed bfqq from bic are both
protected by bfqd->lock, however bfq_limit_depth() is deferencing bfqq
from bic without the lock, this can lead to UAF if the io_context is
shared by multiple tasks.
For example, test bfq with io_uring can trigger following UAF in v6.6:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bfqq_group+0x15/0x50
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x47/0x80
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x66/0x300
print_report+0x3e/0x70
kasan_report+0xb4/0xf0
bfqq_group+0x15/0x50
bfqq_request_over_limit+0x130/0x9a0
bfq_limit_depth+0x1b5/0x480
__blk_mq_alloc_requests+0x2b5/0xa00
blk_mq_get_new_requests+0x11d/0x1d0
blk_mq_submit_bio+0x286/0xb00
submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x331/0x400
__block_write_full_folio+0x3d0/0x640
writepage_cb+0x3b/0xc0
write_cache_pages+0x254/0x6c0
write_cache_pages+0x254/0x6c0
do_writepages+0x192/0x310
filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x95/0xc0
__filemap_fdatawrite_range+0x99/0xd0
filemap_write_and_wait_range.part.0+0x4d/0xa0
blkdev_read_iter+0xef/0x1e0
io_read+0x1b6/0x8a0
io_issue_sqe+0x87/0x300
io_wq_submit_work+0xeb/0x390
io_worker_handle_work+0x24d/0x550
io_wq_worker+0x27f/0x6c0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30
Allocated by task 808602:
kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40
kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30
__kasan_slab_alloc+0x83/0x90
km…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53166 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-2024-53166" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-53166 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / 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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) 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
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2024-53166 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.130-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53166 linux Fixed in: 6.1.133-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53166 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- 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 lists.debian.org
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web github.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com