vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-56600: kernel: net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:C) | Dec 27, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:C)
Published
Dec 27, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()
sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock
object. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the
sock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free
later.
Clear the sock sk pointer on error.
Solution(s)
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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