CVE-2024-56606
"Linux Kernel af_packet Use-after-Free Vulnerability"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create() After sock_init_data() the allocated sk object is attached to the provided sock object. On error, packet_create() frees the sk object leaving the dangling pointer in the sock object on return. Some other code may try to use this pointer and cause use-after-free.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 27, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 11, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-56606 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Feb. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-416 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.287 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.231 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.174 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.120 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.66 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.5 Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e615bb1d7cdec2d3cfbdec2efa630e923fd21 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e615bb1d7cdec2d3cfbdec2efa630e923fd21 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc1e1db927056cb323296e2294a855cd003dfe7 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc1e1db927056cb323296e2294a855cd003dfe7 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cf750b737374454a4e03a5ed449a3eb0c96414 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cf750b737374454a4e03a5ed449a3eb0c96414 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829 Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 27, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create() After sock_init_data() the allocated sk object is attached to the provided sock object. On error, packet_create() frees the sk object leaving the dangling pointer in the sock object on return. Some other code may try to use this pointer and cause use-after-free. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e615bb1d7cdec2d3cfbdec2efa630e923fd21 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc1e1db927056cb323296e2294a855cd003dfe7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cf750b737374454a4e03a5ed449a3eb0c96414 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829
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