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CVE-2024-47691

7.8 · HIGH
Published Oct 21, 2024 linux CWE-416 EPSS 0.24% (15th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-47691 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

f2fs: fix to avoid use-after-free in f2fs_stop_gc_thread()

syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below:

__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]

dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:114

print_report+0xe8/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:491

kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601

kasan_check_range+0x282/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189

instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline]

atomic_fetch_add_relaxed include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:252 [inline]

__refcount_add include/linux/refcount.h:184 [inline]

__refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:241 [inline]

refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:258 [inline]

get_task_struct include/linux/sched/task.h:118 [inline]

kthread_stop+0xca/0x630 kernel/kthread.c:704

f2fs_stop_gc_thread+0x65/0xb0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:210

f2fs_do_shutdown+0x192/0x540 fs/f2fs/file.c:2283

f2fs_ioc_shutdown fs/f2fs/file.c:2325 [inline]

__f2fs_ioctl+0x443a/0xbe60 fs/

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 4.16, < 6.6.54 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-47691?

CVE-2024-47691 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-47691?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-47691?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-47691?

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