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CVE-2024-49892
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-49892)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-49892). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-49892** 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-2024-49892" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-49892 (linux) — CWE-369 / 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-369) 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/1f9f8186e239222f1c8d3dd73bf3bc6ae86c5e76
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3334ab72cbba55a632f24579cd47c4a4e5e69cda
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4067f4fa0423a89fb19a30b57231b384d77d2610
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0abb39c16e719129de10596b3ae3363fa178b4
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23d6029e730f8a151b1a34afb169baac1274583
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc00d211da4ffad5314a2043b50bdc8ff8a33724
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7630935d9a4986e8c0ed91658a781b7a77d73f7
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f921335123f6620c3dce5c96fbb95f18524a021c
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.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-2024-49892
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5vx-qmf9-2r9v