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CVE-2024-44985

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2024-09-04 Modified: 2026-08-04

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-416

References