| Name | CVE-2024-44985 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5782-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.12.5-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.12.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| linux | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| linux | source | buster | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| linux | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.112-1 | | DSA-5782-1 | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.10.7-1 | | | |
Notes
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7 (6.11-rc5)