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Debian: CVE-2024-27417: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2024-27417: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/17/2024
Created
06/28/2024
Added
06/27/2024
Modified
07/03/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix potential "struct net" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr() It seems that if userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value but no IFA_ADDRESS and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr() returns -EINVAL with an elevated "struct net" refcount.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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