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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-49950)

high Nessus Plugin ID 296147

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-49950 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix uaf in l2cap_connect [Syzbot reported] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect.constprop.0+0x10d8/0x1270 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:3949 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880241e9800 by task kworker/u9:0/54 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-syzkaller-00268-g788220eee30d #0 Hardware name:
 Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024 Workqueue: hci2 hci_rx_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:119 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601 l2cap_connect.constprop.0+0x10d8/0x1270 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:3949 l2cap_connect_req net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:4080 [inline] l2cap_bredr_sig_cmd net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:4772 [inline] l2cap_sig_channel net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:5543 [inline] l2cap_recv_frame+0xf0b/0x8eb0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:6825 l2cap_recv_acldata+0x9b4/0xb70 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7514 hci_acldata_packet net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:3791 [inline] hci_rx_work+0xaab/0x1610 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4028 process_one_work+0x9c5/0x1b40 kernel/workqueue.c:3231 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3312 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xed0 kernel/workqueue.c:3389 kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 ... Freed by task 5245:
 kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:47 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:579 poison_slab_object+0xf7/0x160 mm/kasan/common.c:240
 __kasan_slab_free+0x32/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:256 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:184 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2256 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:4477 [inline] kfree+0x12a/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:4598 l2cap_conn_free net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1810 [inline] kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] l2cap_conn_put net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1822 [inline] l2cap_conn_del+0x59d/0x730 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1802 l2cap_connect_cfm+0x9e6/0xf80 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7241 hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1960 [inline] hci_conn_failed+0x1c3/0x370 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1265 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x75a/0xb50 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5583 abort_conn_sync+0x197/0x360 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:2917 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1a4/0x410 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:328 process_one_work+0x9c5/0x1b40 kernel/workqueue.c:3231 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3312 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xed0 kernel/workqueue.c:3389 kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 (CVE-2024-49950)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49950

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 296147

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-49950.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-49950

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-gpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-docs, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-sound, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-49950