Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-39298 is a Linux kernel memory-management bug that can leave huge-page free-list state inconsistent and trigger a kernel panic. The demonstrated impact in the source is system availability loss during memory-failure testing. The provided sources do not show remote exploitation, privilege escalation, or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Handle through normal kernel patch governance unless affected systems are highly availability-sensitive. Escalate patch timing for production hosts where a kernel panic would create material outage risk.
Technical view
The bug is a race in Linux mm/memory-failure handling for hugetlb pages. A page may be dissolved but not successfully taken off the buddy allocator, causing bad page state and a VM_BUG_ON in later allocation paths. Kernel stable commits resolve this handling issue.
Likely exposure
Systems running affected Linux kernel versions with hugetlb and memory-failure handling paths are the relevant exposure. The bundle lists Linux 6.0 through fixed stable lines, including fixes around 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.5, and 6.10.
Exploitation context
No KEV entry is present, and the supplied sources only show test-triggered kernel warnings and panic traces using memory-failure injection modules. Treat exploitation status as unproven from this evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports an availability-impacting kernel memory-management race, not a known public exploit chain. The CVE metadata lacks CVSS and CWE details, so severity assessment depends on local kernel exposure and vendor backport status.
Mitigation direction
- Update Linux kernels to vendor builds containing the referenced stable fixes.
- Check Debian LTS or distribution advisories for packaged kernel updates.
- Prioritize systems relying on huge pages or memory-failure handling.
- Avoid claiming mitigation from configuration changes unless vendor guidance supports it.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux kernel versions across servers and appliances.
- Confirm installed kernels include the referenced stable commits or downstream backports.
- Review distribution advisories for CVE-2024-39298 coverage.
- Check crash logs for bad page state or VM_BUG_ON memory-failure traces.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b0752c7f15dfdf129cacc6a27d61c54141182bCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb9bb13ce64cc7cae47f5e2ab9ce93b7bfa0117eCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41cd2de3c95020b7f86a3cb5fab42fbf454a63bdCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cf360b9d6a840700e06864236a01a883b34bbadCVE reference, Linux
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.htmlCVE reference, CVE
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