CVE - CVE-2024-44986

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-44986	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20240821	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240821)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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