CVE-2024-44986
ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and associated idev are alive.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 < e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 < 3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 < 6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 < 56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 < da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b ded37d03440d0ab346a8287cc2ba88b8dc90ceb0 2323690eb05865a657709f4d28eb9538ea97bfc2 b34c668a867ffdcf8bd8db4a36512572e82b4a15
Linux / Linux
5.14
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html