Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2024-56582)

Summary

Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2024-56582). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 6.1.124, 6.6.70, 6.12.4 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: fix use-after-free in btrfs_encoded_read_endio()

Shinichiro reported the following use-after free that sometimes is
happening in our CI system when running fstests' btrfs/284 on a TCMU
runner device:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in lock_release+0x708/0x780
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888106a83f18 by task kworker/u80:6/219

CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 219 Comm: kworker/u80:6 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-kts+ #15
Hardware name: Supermicro Super Server/X11SPi-TF, BIOS 3.3 02/21/2020
Workqueue: btrfs-endio btrfs_end_bio_work [btrfs]
Call Trace:

dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0xa0
? lock_release+0x708/0x780
print_report+0x174/0x505
? lock_release+0x708/0x780
? __virt_addr_valid+0x224/0x410
? lock_release+0x708/0x780
kasan_report+0xda/0x1b0
? lock_release+0x708/0x780
? __wake_up+0x44/0x60
lock_release+0x708/0x780
? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_do_raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
? lock_is_held_type+0x9a/0x110
_raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x1f/0x60
__wake_up+0x44/0x60
btrfs_encoded_read_endio+0x14b/0x190 [btrfs]
btrfs_check_read_bio+0x8d9/0x1360 [btrfs]
? lock_release+0x1b0/0x780
? trace_lock_acquire+0x12f/0x1a0
? __pfx_btrfs_check_read_bio+0x10/0x10 [btrfs]
? process_one_work+0x7e3/0x1460
? lock_acquire+0x31/0xc0
? process_one_work+0x7e3/0x1460
process_one_work+0x85c/0x1460
? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
? assign_work+0x16c/0x240
w…

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-56582 has been found in Kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade Kernel to 6.1.124, 6.6.70, 6.12.4 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Kernel CVE-2024-56582" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2024-56582 (Kernel)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 6.1.124, 6.6.70, 6.12.4 — apply immediately
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.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 6.1.124, 6.6.70, 6.12.4.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Kernel' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'Kernel' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で Kernel を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
2
Apply patch patch
```
Upgrade Kernel to 6.1.124, 6.6.70, 6.12.4
```
ステージング環境で 6.1.124, 6.6.70, 6.12.4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
3
Post-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

Linux Kernel

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.18.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.124"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.6.70"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.7.0"},{"fixed":"6.12.4"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2024-56582 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.124-r0
Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56582 linux Fixed in: 6.1.124-1
Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56582 linux-hwe-edge