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CVE-2024-57981
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-57981)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2024-57981). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-57981** 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-2024-57981" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-57981 (linux) — CWE-476 / 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-476) 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/0ce5c0dac768be14afe2426101b568a0f66bfc4d
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e0a19912adb68a4b2b74fd77001c96cd83eb073
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff18870af793ce2034a6ad746e91d0a3d985b88
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae069cd2ba09a2bd6a87a68c59ef0b7ea39cd641
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44253956407046e5907d4d72c8fa5b93ae94485
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b649f0d5bc256f691c7d234c3986685d54053de1
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf30300a216a4f8dce94e11781a866a09d4b50d4
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd8bfaeba4a85b14427899adec0efb3954300653
- 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://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-503939.html
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57981
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mq27-r9q4-8847