CVE-2024-44985
ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and the associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
81d626b00bdba16504eeae9cc891b18e83a9471a < b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36 ee6b1db17f8287b615448488fc37f42bcfe9ece6 < c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7
Linux / Linux
5.15
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html