Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53185)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53185). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix NULL ptr deref in crypto_aead_setkey()
Neither SMB3.0 or SMB3.02 supports encryption negotiate context, so
when SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_ENCRYPTION flag is set in the negotiate response,
the client uses AES-128-CCM as the default cipher. See MS-SMB2
3.3.5.4.
Commit b0abcd65ec54 ("smb: client: fix UAF in async decryption") added
a @server->cipher_type check to conditionally call
smb3_crypto_aead_allocate(), but that check would always be false as
@server->cipher_type is unset for SMB3.02.
Fix the following KASAN splat by setting @server->cipher_type for
SMB3.02 as well.
mount.cifs //srv/share /mnt -o vers=3.02,seal,...
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in crypto_aead_setkey+0x2c/0x130
Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000020 by task mount.cifs/1095
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1095 Comm: mount.cifs Not tainted 6.12.0 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-3.fc41
04/01/2014
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80
? crypto_aead_setkey+0x2c/0x130
kasan_report+0xda/0x110
? crypto_aead_setkey+0x2c/0x130
crypto_aead_setkey+0x2c/0x130
crypt_message+0x258/0xec0 [cifs]
? __asan_memset+0x23/0x50
? __pfx_crypt_message+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
? mark_lock+0xb0/0x6a0
? hlock_class+0x32/0xb0
? mark_lock+0xb0/0x6a0
smb3_init_transform_rq+0x352/0x3f0 [cifs]
? lock_acquire.part.0+0xf4/0x2a0
smb_send_rqst+0x144/0x230 [cifs]
? __pfx_smb_send_rqst+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
? hlock_class+0x32/0xb0
? smb2_se…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53185 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-53185" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-53185 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 7.5
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.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
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-2024-53185 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53185 linux Fixed in: 6.12.3-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53185 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 git.kernel.org