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CVE-2024-56600

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 …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 5.4.287
from 5.5 before 5.10.231
from 5.11 before 5.15.174
from 5.16 before 6.1.120
from 6.2 before 6.6.66
from 6.7 before 6.12.5

Weakness classification

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