ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()

Summary

CVECVE-2024-44986
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-09-04 20:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-09 17:42:15 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-416

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ded37d03440d0ab346a8287cc2ba88b8dc90ceb0 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2323690eb05865a657709f4d28eb9538ea97bfc2 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected b34c668a867ffdcf8bd8db4a36512572e82b4a15 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.14 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.14 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.166 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.107 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.48 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.10.7 6.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.11 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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