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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-57895)

🗓️ 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Azure Linux 3.0 kernel update for CVE-2024-57895 fixes ksmbd ctime flags on mtime.

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  script_name(english:"Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-57895)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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-2024-57895 advisory.

  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: set ATTR_CTIME flags when
    setting mtime David reported that the new warning from setattr_copy_mgtime is coming like the following. [
    113.215316] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 113.215974] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 31 at fs/attr.c:300
    setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.219192] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 31 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc1+
    #234 [ 113.220127] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
    rel-1.16.2-3-gd478f380-rebuilt.opensuse.org 04/01/2014 [ 113.221530] Workqueue: ksmbd-io handle_ksmbd_work
    [ksmbd] [ 113.222220] RIP: 0010:setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.222833] Code: 24 28 49 8b 44 24 30 48 89 53
    58 89 43 6c 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc cc cc cc 48 89 df e8 77 d6 ff ff e9 cd fe ff ff <0f> 0b e9
    be fe ff ff 66 0 [ 113.225110] RSP: 0018:ffffaf218010fb68 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 113.225765] RAX:
    0000000000000120 RBX: ffffa446815f8568 RCX: 0000000000000003 [ 113.226667] RDX: ffffaf218010fd38 RSI:
    ffffa446815f8568 RDI: ffffffff94eb03a0 [ 113.227531] RBP: ffffaf218010fb90 R08: 0000001a251e217d R09:
    00000000675259fa [ 113.228426] R10: 0000000002ba8a6d R11: ffffa4468196c7a8 R12: ffffaf218010fd38 [
    113.229304] R13: 0000000000000120 R14: ffffffff94eb03a0 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 113.230210] FS:
    0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa44739d00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 113.231215] CS: 0010 DS: 0000
    ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 113.232055] CR2: 00007efe0053d27e CR3: 000000000331a000 CR4:
    00000000000006b0 [ 113.232926] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [
    113.233812] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 113.234797] Call Trace: [
    113.235116] <TASK> [ 113.235393] ? __warn+0x73/0xd0 [ 113.235802] ? setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.236299]
    ? report_bug+0xf3/0x1e0 [ 113.236757] ? handle_bug+0x4d/0x90 [ 113.237202] ? exc_invalid_op+0x13/0x60 [
    113.237689] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ 113.238185] ? setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.238692]
    btrfs_setattr+0x80/0x820 [btrfs] [ 113.239285] ? get_stack_info_noinstr+0x12/0xf0 [ 113.239857] ?
    __module_address+0x22/0xa0 [ 113.240368] ? handle_ksmbd_work+0x6e/0x460 [ksmbd] [ 113.240993] ?
    __module_text_address+0x9/0x50 [ 113.241545] ? __module_address+0x22/0xa0 [ 113.242033] ?
    unwind_next_frame+0x10e/0x920 [ 113.242600] ? __pfx_stack_trace_consume_entry+0x10/0x10 [ 113.243268]
    notify_change+0x2c2/0x4e0 [ 113.243746] ? stack_depot_save_flags+0x27/0x730 [ 113.244339] ?
    set_file_basic_info+0x130/0x2b0 [ksmbd] [ 113.244993] set_file_basic_info+0x130/0x2b0 [ksmbd] [
    113.245613] ? process_scheduled_works+0xbe/0x310 [ 113.246181] ? worker_thread+0x100/0x240 [ 113.246696] ?
    kthread+0xc8/0x100 [ 113.247126] ? ret_from_fork+0x2b/0x40 [ 113.247606] ? ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [
    113.248132] smb2_set_info+0x63f/0xa70 [ksmbd] ksmbd is trying to set the atime and mtime via notify_change
    without also setting the ctime. so This patch add ATTR_CTIME flags when setting mtime to avoid a warning.
    (CVE-2024-57895)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57895");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'Azure Linux' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Azure Linux ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Azure Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux 3.0', 'Azure Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu)
  audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Azure Linux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'bpftool-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bpftool-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-devel-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-devel-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-docs-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-docs-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-accessibility-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-accessibility-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-gpu-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-gpu-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-intree-amdgpu-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-intree-amdgpu-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-sound-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-drivers-sound-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-perf-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-perf-6.6.78.1-3.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'Azure Linux ' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'bpftool / kernel / kernel-debuginfo / kernel-devel / kernel-docs / etc');
}

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22 Jan 2026 00:00Current
5.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.3
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00202
SSVC
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