ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.88 % · percentile 59 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and the associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416 — Use After Free
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-41187
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-44985
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0022 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0002 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1080 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1013 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0997 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0870 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0837 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.15 < 5.15.166cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.107cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.48cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.10.7cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 81d626b00bdba16504eeae9cc891b18e83a9471a < b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36 ; affected ee6b1db17f8287b615448488fc37f42bcfe9ece6 < c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba ; affected 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596 ; affected 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17 ; affected 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < 124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8 ; affected 0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 < fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.15 ; unaffected 0 < 5.15 ; unaffected 5.15.166 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.107 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.48 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.10.7 ≤ 6.10.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |