Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-57921)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2024-57921). 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/amdgpu: Add a lock when accessing the buddy trim function
When running YouTube videos and Steam games simultaneously,
the tester found a system hang / race condition issue with
the multi-display configuration setting. Adding a lock to
the buddy allocator's trim function would be the solution.
[ 7197.250436] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead000000000108
[ 7197.250447] RIP: 0010:__alloc_range+0x8b/0x340 [amddrm_buddy]
[ 7197.250470] Call Trace:
[ 7197.250472]
[ 7197.250475] ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80
[ 7197.250481] ? die_addr+0x37/0xa0
[ 7197.250483] ? exc_general_protection+0x1db/0x480
[ 7197.250488] ? drm_suballoc_new+0x13c/0x93d [drm_suballoc_helper]
[ 7197.250493] ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x27/0x30
[ 7197.250498] ? __alloc_range+0x8b/0x340 [amddrm_buddy]
[ 7197.250501] ? __alloc_range+0x109/0x340 [amddrm_buddy]
[ 7197.250506] amddrm_buddy_block_trim+0x1b5/0x260 [amddrm_buddy]
[ 7197.250511] amdgpu_vram_mgr_new+0x4f5/0x590 [amdgpu]
[ 7197.250682] amdttm_resource_alloc+0x46/0xb0 [amdttm]
[ 7197.250689] ttm_bo_alloc_resource+0xe4/0x370 [amdttm]
[ 7197.250696] amdttm_bo_validate+0x9d/0x180 [amdttm]
[ 7197.250701] amdgpu_bo_pin+0x15a/0x2f0 [amdgpu]
[ 7197.250831] amdgpu_dm_plane_helper_prepare_fb+0xb2/0x360 [amdgpu]
[ 7197.251025] ? try_wait_for_completion+0x59/0x70
[ 7197.251030] drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes.part.0+0x2f/0x1e0
[ 7197.251035] drm_atom…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-57921 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-2024-57921" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-57921 (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-2024-57921 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57921 linux Fixed in: 6.12.10-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57921 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org