CVE-2024-27417
ipv6: fix potential "struct net" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr()
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix potential "struct net" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr() It seems that if userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value but no IFA_ADDRESS and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr() returns -EINVAL with an elevated "struct net" refcount.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
4.20
References 7
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/9d4ffb5b9d879a75e4f7460e8b10e756b4dfb132
- stable/c/810fa7d5e5202fcfb22720304b755f1bdfd4c174
- stable/c/8a54834c03c30e549c33d5da0975f3e1454ec906
- stable/c/1b0998fdd85776775d975d0024bca227597e836a
- stable/c/44112bc5c74e64f28f5a9127dc34066c7a09bd0f
- stable/c/33a1b6bfef6def2068c8703403759024ce17053e
- stable/c/10bfd453da64a057bcfd1a49fb6b271c48653cdb