vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-27417: kernel: ipv6: fix potential "struct net" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 05/17/2024 | 07/25/2024 | 03/10/2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/17/2024
Added
07/25/2024
Modified
03/10/2025
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)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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