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CVE-2024-56631
high
CVSS 7.8
Use-After-Free in c (CVE-2024-56631)
Summary
vulnerability in c (CVE-2024-56631). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-56631** has been found in c.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "c CVE-2024-56631" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-56631 (c) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 7.8
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
**use-after-free** (CWE-416) exists in c.
📍 Affected scope
c — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 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 'c' .` 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 'c' . | 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 `c` 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/198b89dd5a595ee3f96e5ce5c448b0484cd0e53c
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f5e2f1ca5875728fcf62bc1a054707444ab4960
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/275b8347e21ab8193e93223a8394a806e4ba8918
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285ce1f89f8d414e7eecab5ef5118cd512596318
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59b30afa578637169e2819536bb66459fdddc39d
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e19acb1926c4a1f30ee1ec84d8afba2d975bd534
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f10593ad9bc36921f623361c9e3dd96bd52d85ee
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56631
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jp72-5x8f-phqc