CVE-2024-44985

Summary

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux81d626b00bdba16504eeae9cc891b18e83a9471a < b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36affected
LinuxLinuxee6b1db17f8287b615448488fc37f42bcfe9ece6 < c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535baaffected
LinuxLinux0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596affected
LinuxLinux0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17affected
LinuxLinux0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8affected
LinuxLinux0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1affected
LinuxLinux0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7affected
LinuxLinux5.15affected
LinuxLinux0 < 5.15unaffected
LinuxLinux5.15.166 <= 5.15.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.1.107 <= 6.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.6.48 <= 6.6.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.10.7 <= 6.10.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.11 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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