CVE-2024-57948

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Jan 31, 2025 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.24% (15th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-57948 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 31, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mac802154: check local interfaces before deleting sdata list

syzkaller reported a corrupted list in ieee802154_if_remove. [1]

Remove an IEEE 802.15.4 network interface after unregister an IEEE 802.15.4

hardware device from the system.

CPU0 CPU1

==== ====

genl_family_rcv_msg_doit ieee802154_unregister_hw

ieee802154_del_iface ieee802154_remove_interfaces

rdev_del_virtual_intf_deprecated list_del(&sdata->list)

ieee802154_if_remove

list_del_rcu

The net device has been unregistered, since the rcu grace period,

unregistration must be run before ieee802154_if_remove.

To avoid this issue, add a check for local->interfaces before deleting

sdata list.

[1]

kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:58!

Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6277 Comm: syz-executor157 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-syzkaller-00005-g557329bcecc2 #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BI

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0, < 5.4.290	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d11dc30edfc4acef0acef130bb5ca596317190a Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e41e98c4e79edae338f2662dbdf74ac2245d183 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e4ca8acba39f1cecff2dfdf14ace4ee52c4272 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/80aee0bc0dbe253b6692d33e64455dc742fc52f1 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/98ea165a2ac240345c48b57c0a3d08bbcad02929 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/b856d2c1384bc5a7456262afd21aa439ee5cdf6e Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb09fbeb48709fe66c0d708aed81e910a577a30a Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html Ref cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-57948?

CVE-2024-57948 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 31, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-57948?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-57948?

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