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CVE-2024-40941
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-40941)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-40941). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-40941** has been found in linux.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux CVE-2024-40941" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-40941 (linux) — CVSS v3 5.5
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.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in linux.
📍 Affected scope
linux — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ 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 'linux' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux' . | 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 `linux` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-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 Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- web https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- web https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40941
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-637c-w92w-633g