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CVE-2024-50251
medium
CVSS 6.2
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-50251)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-50251). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-50251** has been found in linux.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.2/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux CVE-2024-50251" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-50251 (linux) — CVSS v3 6.2
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated / 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 6.2/10). 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/0ab3be58b45b996764aba0187b46de19b3e58a72
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a661ed364ae6ae88c2fafa9ddc27df1af2a73701
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7df3fc80fc82bcc3b1e8f6ebc0d2c435d0c534
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d2de8a669fa14c499a385e056944d5352b3b40
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c43e0ea848e7b9bef7a682cbc5608022d6d29d7b
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3217323525f7596427124359e76ea0d8fcc9874
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5953d680f7e96208c29ce4139a0e38de87a57fe
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e608cbad376674d19a71ccd0d41804d9393f02
- web https://github.com/slavin-ayu/CVE-2024-50251-PoC
- 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://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50251
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gmgf-ff9x-r369