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CVE-2024-44985
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2024-09-04T20:15:07.777 · Last modified 2026-06-17T07:53:21.567

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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