CRITICALCVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-44985
CVE-2024-44985 updated by NVD
Summary
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.
References
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