CVE-2024-56601
net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_create()
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_create() sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock object. If inet_create() fails later, the sk object is freed, but the sock object retains the dangling pointer, which may create use-after-free later. Clear the sk pointer in the sock object 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 < f8a3f255f7509a209292871715cda03779640c8d 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 2bc34d8c8898ae9fddf4612501aabb22d76c2b2c 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 3e8258070b0f2aba66b3ef18883de229674fb288 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < b4513cfd3a10c03c660d5d3d26c2e322efbfdd9b 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 25447c6aaa7235f155292b0c58a067347e8ae891 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 691d6d816f93b2a1008c14178399061466e674ef 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 9365fa510c6f82e3aa550a09d0c5c6b44dbc78ff
Linux / Linux
2.6.12
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a3f255f7509a209292871715cda03779640c8d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc34d8c8898ae9fddf4612501aabb22d76c2b2c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e8258070b0f2aba66b3ef18883de229674fb288 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4513cfd3a10c03c660d5d3d26c2e322efbfdd9b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25447c6aaa7235f155292b0c58a067347e8ae891 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691d6d816f93b2a1008c14178399061466e674ef git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9365fa510c6f82e3aa550a09d0c5c6b44dbc78ff 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