CVE-2024-56606
af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create()
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create() After sock_init_data() the allocated sk object is attached to the provided sock object. On error, packet_create() frees the sk object leaving the dangling pointer in the sock object on return. Some other code may try to use this pointer and cause use-after-free.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb < 71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb < 1dc1e1db927056cb323296e2294a855cd003dfe7 b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb < 132e615bb1d7cdec2d3cfbdec2efa630e923fd21 b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb < a6cf750b737374454a4e03a5ed449a3eb0c96414 b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb < 157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0 b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb < fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829 b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb < 46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b
Linux / Linux
3.14
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc1e1db927056cb323296e2294a855cd003dfe7 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e615bb1d7cdec2d3cfbdec2efa630e923fd21 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cf750b737374454a4e03a5ed449a3eb0c96414 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b 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