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CVE-2024-57979
high
CVSS 7.8
Use-After-Free in c (CVE-2024-57979)
Summary
vulnerability in c (CVE-2024-57979). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-57979** 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-2024-57979" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-57979 (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/1a7735ab2cb9747518a7416fb5929e85442dec62
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/785c78ed0d39d1717cca3ef931d3e51337b5e90e
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5ee3281dc09014367f5112b6d566ba36ea2d49
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85241f7de216f8298f6e48540ea13d7dcd100870
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91932db1d96b2952299ce30c1c693d834d10ace6
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4041b6b0a7a3def8cf3f3d6120ff337bc4c40f7
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c79a39dc8d060b9e64e8b0fa9d245d44befeefbe
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd3bbcb6b3a7caa5ce67de76723b6d8531fb7f64
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- web https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57979
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-579q-3q2m-34fw