Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53237)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-53237). 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: fix use-after-free in device_for_each_child()
Syzbot has reported the following KASAN splat:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in device_for_each_child+0x18f/0x1a0
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88801f605308 by task kbnepd bnep0/4980
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 4980 Comm: kbnepd bnep0 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc4-00161-gae90f6a6170d #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190
? device_for_each_child+0x18f/0x1a0
print_report+0x13a/0x4cb
? __virt_addr_valid+0x5e/0x590
? __phys_addr+0xc6/0x150
? device_for_each_child+0x18f/0x1a0
kasan_report+0xda/0x110
? device_for_each_child+0x18f/0x1a0
? __pfx_dev_memalloc_noio+0x10/0x10
device_for_each_child+0x18f/0x1a0
? __pfx_device_for_each_child+0x10/0x10
pm_runtime_set_memalloc_noio+0xf2/0x180
netdev_unregister_kobject+0x1ed/0x270
unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x123c/0x1d80
? __mutex_trylock_common+0xde/0x250
? __pfx_unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x10/0x10
? trace_contention_end+0xe6/0x140
? __mutex_lock+0x4e7/0x8f0
? __pfx_lock_acquire.part.0+0x10/0x10
? rcu_is_watching+0x12/0xc0
? unregister_netdev+0x12/0x30
unregister_netdevice_queue+0x30d/0x3f0
? __pfx_unregister_netdevice_queue+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_down_write+0x10/0x10
unregister_netdev+0x1c/0x30
bnep_session+0x1fb3/0x2ab0
? __pfx_bnep_session+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_woken_wake_func…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53237 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2024-53237" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-53237 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: adjacent-network / 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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). 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-2024-53237 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.120-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53237 linux Fixed in: 5.10.234-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53237 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
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org