Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-56692)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-56692). 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:
f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node blkaddr in truncate_node()
syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below:
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kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/segment.c:2534!
RIP: 0010:f2fs_invalidate_blocks+0x35f/0x370 fs/f2fs/segment.c:2534
Call Trace:
truncate_node+0x1ae/0x8c0 fs/f2fs/node.c:909
f2fs_remove_inode_page+0x5c2/0x870 fs/f2fs/node.c:1288
f2fs_evict_inode+0x879/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:856
evict+0x4e8/0x9b0 fs/inode.c:723
f2fs_handle_failed_inode+0x271/0x2e0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:986
f2fs_create+0x357/0x530 fs/f2fs/namei.c:394
lookup_open fs/namei.c:3595 [inline]
open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3694 [inline]
path_openat+0x1c03/0x3590 fs/namei.c:3930
do_filp_open+0x235/0x490 fs/namei.c:3960
do_sys_openat2+0x13e/0x1d0 fs/open.c:1415
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1430 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1446 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1441 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x247/0x2a0 fs/open.c:1441
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0010:f2fs_invalidate_blocks+0x35f/0x370 fs/f2fs/segment.c:2534
The root cause is: on a fuzzed image, blkaddr in nat entry may be
corrupted, then it will cause system panic when using it in
f2fs_invalidate_blocks(), to avoid this, let's add sanity check on
nat blkaddr in truncate_node().
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-56692 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-2024-56692" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-56692 (Linux kernel) — CWE-754 / 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-754) 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-2024-56692 linux-lts
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56692 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56692 linux
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