CVE-2024-56603
net: af_can: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in can_create()
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: af_can: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in can_create() On error can_create() frees the allocated sk object, but sock_init_data() has already attached it to the provided sock object. This will leave a dangling sk pointer in the sock object and may cause use-after-free later.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
0d66548a10cbbe0ef256852d63d30603f0f73f9b < 884ae8bcee749be43a071d6ed2d89058dbd2425c 0d66548a10cbbe0ef256852d63d30603f0f73f9b < ce39b5576785bb3e66591145aad03d66bc3e778d 0d66548a10cbbe0ef256852d63d30603f0f73f9b < 1fe625f12d090d69f3f084990c7e4c1ff94bfe5f 0d66548a10cbbe0ef256852d63d30603f0f73f9b < 5947c9ac08f0771ea8ed64186b0d52e9029cb6c0 0d66548a10cbbe0ef256852d63d30603f0f73f9b < db207d19adbac96058685f6257720906ad41d215 0d66548a10cbbe0ef256852d63d30603f0f73f9b < 8df832e6b945e1ba61467d7f1c9305e314ae92fe 0d66548a10cbbe0ef256852d63d30603f0f73f9b < 811a7ca7320c062e15d0f5b171fe6ad8592d1434
Linux / Linux
2.6.25
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/884ae8bcee749be43a071d6ed2d89058dbd2425c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce39b5576785bb3e66591145aad03d66bc3e778d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fe625f12d090d69f3f084990c7e4c1ff94bfe5f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5947c9ac08f0771ea8ed64186b0d52e9029cb6c0 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db207d19adbac96058685f6257720906ad41d215 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df832e6b945e1ba61467d7f1c9305e314ae92fe git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/811a7ca7320c062e15d0f5b171fe6ad8592d1434 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