High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2024· Updated Apr 9, 2026

CVE-2024-44986

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()

If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and associated dst/idev could also have been freed.

We need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and associated idev are alive.

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Affected products

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel6 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.4.137,<5.4.289
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
osv-coords89 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_21&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6
< 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1+ 88 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1.150600.12.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.6.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.6.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1.150600.12.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.6.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.6.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.25.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101envdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578anvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3bnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687bnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037nvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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