Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-56608)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-56608). 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:
drm/amd/display: Fix out-of-bounds access in 'dcn21_link_encoder_create'
An issue was identified in the dcn21_link_encoder_create function where
an out-of-bounds access could occur when the hpd_source index was used
to reference the link_enc_hpd_regs array. This array has a fixed size
and the index was not being checked against the array's bounds before
accessing it.
This fix adds a conditional check to ensure that the hpd_source index is
within the valid range of the link_enc_hpd_regs array. If the index is
out of bounds, the function now returns NULL to prevent undefined
behavior.
References:
[ 65.920507] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 65.920510] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/resource/dcn21/dcn21_resource.c:1312:29
[ 65.920519] index 7 is out of range for type 'dcn10_link_enc_hpd_registers [5]'
[ 65.920523] CPU: 3 PID: 1178 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G OE 6.8.0-cleanershaderfeatureresetasdntipmi200nv2132 #13
[ 65.920525] Hardware name: AMD Majolica-RN/Majolica-RN, BIOS WMJ0429N_Weekly_20_04_2 04/29/2020
[ 65.920527] Call Trace:
[ 65.920529]
[ 65.920532] dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x70
[ 65.920541] dump_stack+0x10/0x20
[ 65.920543] __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0xa2/0xe0
[ 65.920549] dcn21_link_encoder_create+0xd9/0x140 [amdgpu]
[ 65.921009] link_create+0x6d3/0xed0 [amdgpu]
[ 65.921355] create_links+0x18a/0x4e0…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-56608 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-2024-56608" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-56608 (Linux kernel) — CWE-129 / 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-129) 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-2024-56608 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.127-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56608 linux Fixed in: 5.10.237-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56608 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 lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org