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CVE-2024-56601

Published: Dec 27, 2024

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_create() sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock object. If inet_create() fails later, the sk object is freed, but the sock object retains the dangling pointer, which may create use-after-free later. Clear the sk pointer in the sock object on error.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < f8a3f255f7509a209292871715cda03779640c8d
affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 2bc34d8c8898ae9fddf4612501aabb22d76c2b2c
affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 3e8258070b0f2aba66b3ef18883de229674fb288
affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < b4513cfd3a10c03c660d5d3d26c2e322efbfdd9b
affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 25447c6aaa7235f155292b0c58a067347e8ae891

+2 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
2.6.12
unaffected
0 - < 2.6.12
unaffected
5.4.287 - <= 5.4.*
unaffected
5.10.231 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.174 - <= 5.15.*

+4 more versions

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