CVE Published: 04/09/2024 |
CVE Updated: 05/11/2024 |
CVE Year: 2024 Source: Linux |
Vendor: Linux |
Product: Linux Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2024-44985 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.