CVE-2024-56601
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2024-12-27 | |
| Impact: | Important | What is this? |
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.
See more information about CVE-2024-56601 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 metrics
| Base Score: | 7.0 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Version: | 3.1 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | High |
| Privileges Required: | Low |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | High |
| Integrity Impact: | High |
| Availability Impact: | High |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20100 | 2025-02-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20095 | 2025-02-09 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20100 | 2025-02-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel) | ELSA-2025-6966 | 2025-05-16 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20095 | 2025-02-09 |
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