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CVE-2024-44986
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2024-09-04T20:15:07.833 · Last modified 2026-06-17T07:53:21.690

Summary

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.

Affected products

debian — debian_linux

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