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CVE-2024-56603

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2024-12-27 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: af_can: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in can_create() On error can_create() frees the allocated sk object, but sock_init_data() has already attached it to the provided sock object. This will leave a dangling sk pointer in the sock object and may cause use-after-free later.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References