{"id":"CVE-2024-56606","revision":"408c388a93e944169eda02429afcc06e","records":[{"revision":"408c388a93e944169eda02429afcc06e","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2024-56606","aliases":[],"title":"af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\naf_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create()\n\nAfter sock_init_data() the allocated sk object is attached to the provided\nsock object. On error, packet_create() frees the sk object leaving the\ndangling pointer in the sock object on return. Some other code may try\nto use this pointer and cause use-after-free.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2024-12-27T14:51:11.327+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T00:59:48.866+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"net/packet/af_packet.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n       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\"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"b013840810c221f2b0cf641d01531526052dc1fb\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n      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\"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.4.287\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.4.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.10.231\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.10.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.15.174\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.15.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.1.120\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.1.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.6.66\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.5\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.13\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc1e1db927056cb323296e2294a855cd003dfe7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e615bb1d7cdec2d3cfbdec2efa630e923fd21","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cf750b737374454a4e03a5ed449a3eb0c96414","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56606","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2024-56606","identifiers":["CVE-2024-56606"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}