# CVE-2024-44990: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond\_ipsec\_offload\_ok

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.10.7
- Published: 2024-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 18cb261afd7bf50134e5ccacc5ec91ea16efadd4, fixed in 81216b9352be43f8958092d379f6dec85443c309; from 18cb261afd7bf50134e5ccacc5ec91ea16efadd4, fixed in 2f5bdd68c1ce64bda6bef4d361a3de23b04ccd59; from 18cb261afd7bf50134e5ccacc5ec91ea16efadd4, fixed in 32a0173600c63aadaf2103bf02f074982e8602ab; from 18cb261afd7bf50134e5ccacc5ec91ea16efadd4, fixed in 0707260a18312bbcd2a5668584e3692d0a29e3f6; from 18cb261afd7bf50134e5ccacc5ec91ea16efadd4, fixed in b70b0ddfed31fc92c8dc722d0afafc8e14cb550c; from 18cb261afd7bf50134e5ccacc5ec91ea16efadd4, fixed in 95c90e4ad89d493a7a14fa200082e466e2548f9d
- Linux: 5.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.9.0, fixed in 5.10.225; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.166; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.107; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.48; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok We must check if there is an active slave before dereferencing the pointer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.10.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81216b9352be43f8958092d379f6dec85443c309
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f5bdd68c1ce64bda6bef4d361a3de23b04ccd59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a0173600c63aadaf2103bf02f074982e8602ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0707260a18312bbcd2a5668584e3692d0a29e3f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b70b0ddfed31fc92c8dc722d0afafc8e14cb550c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c90e4ad89d493a7a14fa200082e466e2548f9d

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