ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()
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cve-program · CVE-2024-44986
PublishedIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and associated idev are alive.
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cve-program · CVE-2024-44986
Publishedipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and associated idev are alive.
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- 4 Sep 2024 19:54:34 UTC
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- 29 Sep 2026 12:17:53 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H