CVE-2024-56600
net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create() sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock object. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the sock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free later. Clear the sock sk pointer on error.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f2709d1271cfdf55c670ab5c5982139ab627ddc7 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 35360255ca30776dee34d9fa764cffa24d0a5f65 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 276a473c956fb55a6f3affa9ff232e10fffa7b43 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 79e16a0d339532ea832d85798eb036fc4f9e0cea 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 706b07b7b37f886423846cb38919132090bc40da 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < f44fceb71d72d29fb00e0ac84cdf9c081b03cd06 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 9df99c395d0f55fb444ef39f4d6f194ca437d884
Linux / Linux
2.6.12
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2709d1271cfdf55c670ab5c5982139ab627ddc7 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35360255ca30776dee34d9fa764cffa24d0a5f65 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276a473c956fb55a6f3affa9ff232e10fffa7b43 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79e16a0d339532ea832d85798eb036fc4f9e0cea git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/706b07b7b37f886423846cb38919132090bc40da git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f44fceb71d72d29fb00e0ac84cdf9c081b03cd06 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df99c395d0f55fb444ef39f4d6f194ca437d884 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html