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CVE-2024-40973
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-40973)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-40973). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-40973** 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-2024-40973" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-40973 (linux) — CWE-476 / 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** (CWE-476) 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/19ef02106c990bf4235365a08b9d8d2fee37272a
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a693c7e243b932faee5c1fb728efa73f0abc39b
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53dbe08504442dc7ba4865c09b3bbf5fe849681b
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac79a923365ae1e524398087cf16313cdbd7a144
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb62bb4ca22db17f7dfe8fb8472e0442df3d92f
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f066882293b5ad359e44c4ed24ab1811ffb0b354
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40973
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7g4-7563-37xc