[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to carry out a denial of service attack, escalate their privileges, or carry out an unspecified attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel can be exploited by a local attacker to carry out a denial of service attack, escalate their privileges, or perform unspecified attacks.
- Who is affected
- Local attackers on systems running the affected Linux Kernel versions.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for privilege escalation and denial of service.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for the Linux Kernel.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2024-0773
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-268090.28% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 21% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-267520.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-30610.27% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 19% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-266850.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-266860.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-266870.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-266880.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-266890.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-266900.71% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 50% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-266910.18% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 8% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
+12 more CVEs referenced in this advisory.
Recent advisories for Linux Kernel
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
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