CVE-2024-27417

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-05-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nipv6: fix potential 'struct net' leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr()\nIt seems that if userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value\nbut no IFA_ADDRESS and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr()\nreturns -EINVAL with an elevated 'struct net' refcount.

See more information about CVE-2024-27417 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-5363	2024-08-14