critical9.8
CVE-2024-44985
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been fr…
Impact
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and the associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 5.15 before 5.15.166 from 5.16 before 6.1.107 from 6.2 before 6.6.48 from 6.7 before 6.10.7 Version 6.11 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html