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CVE-2024-49973
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-49973)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-49973). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-49973** 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-2024-49973" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-49973 (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/1c723d785adb711496bc64c24240f952f4faaabf
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21950321ad33d7613b1453f4c503d7b1871deb61
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/585c048d15ed559f20cb94c8fa2f30077efa4fbc
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64648ae8c97ec5a3165021627f5a1658ebe081ca
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92bc8647b4d65f4d4bf8afdb206321c1bc55a486
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991e8b0bab669b7d06927c3e442b3352532e8581
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced8e8b8f40accfcce4a2bbd8b150aa76d5eff9a
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe44b3bfbf0c74df5712f44458689d0eccccf47d
- 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-2024-49973
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fh83-rw64-jhh7