CVE-2024-44986: ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()
First published: Wed Sep 04 2024(Updated: )
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.
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | >=5.14<5.15.166 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=5.16<6.1.107 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=6.2<6.6.48 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=6.7<6.10.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =6.11-rc1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =6.11-rc2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =6.11-rc3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =6.11-rc4 | |
| debian/linux | <=5.10.223-1<=5.10.226-1 | 6.1.115-1 6.1.112-1 6.11.7-1 6.11.9-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44986
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44986
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-44986
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-44986
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-44986
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b
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