CVE-2024-44985 — Use After Free in Linux

CWE-416 — Use After Free26 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
12
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+9 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 4
Latest updateJan 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and the associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages14 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.15 — 5.15.166+4
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.112-1+2
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-125.135+1

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

12
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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OSV
linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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OSV
linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-01-06
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OSV
linux-gkeop vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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OSV
linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

13
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2025-01-06
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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