Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53207)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53207). 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:
Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible deadlocks
This fixes possible deadlocks like the following caused by
hci_cmd_sync_dequeue causing the destroy function to run:
INFO: task kworker/u19:0:143 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Tainted: G W O 6.8.0-2024-03-19-intel-next-iLS-24ww14 #1
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/u19:0 state:D stack:0 pid:143 tgid:143 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work [bluetooth]
Call Trace:
__schedule+0x374/0xaf0
schedule+0x3c/0xf0
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30
__mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x3ef/0x7a0
__mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20
mutex_lock+0x3c/0x50
mgmt_set_connectable_complete+0xa4/0x150 [bluetooth]
? kfree+0x211/0x2a0
hci_cmd_sync_dequeue+0xae/0x130 [bluetooth]
? __pfx_cmd_complete_rsp+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
cmd_complete_rsp+0x26/0x80 [bluetooth]
mgmt_pending_foreach+0x4d/0x70 [bluetooth]
__mgmt_power_off+0x8d/0x180 [bluetooth]
? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x23/0x40
hci_dev_close_sync+0x445/0x5b0 [bluetooth]
hci_set_powered_sync+0x149/0x250 [bluetooth]
set_powered_sync+0x24/0x60 [bluetooth]
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x90/0x150 [bluetooth]
process_one_work+0x13e/0x300
worker_thread+0x2f7/0x420
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x107/0x140
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x3d/0x60
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53207 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-2024-53207" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-53207 (Linux kernel) — CWE-667 / 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-667) 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-2024-53207 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53207 linux Fixed in: 6.1.123-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53207 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 lists.debian.org