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CVE-2024-27417

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Published: May 17, 2024Modified: Dec 23, 2025

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix potential "struct net" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr() It seems that if userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value but no IFA_ADDRESS and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr() returns -EINVAL with an elevated "struct net" refcount.

Affected (13)

Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
From 4.20 to 5.4.271
Linux Kernel
From 5.11 to 5.15.151
Linux Kernel
From 5.16 to 6.1.81
Linux Kernel
From 5.5 to 5.10.212
Linux Kernel
From 6.2 to 6.6.21
Linux Kernel
From 6.7 to 6.7.9
Linux Kernel
Version 6.8 rc1
Linux Kernel
Version 6.8 rc2
Linux Kernel
Version 6.8 rc3
Linux Kernel
Version 6.8 rc4
Linux Kernel
Version 6.8 rc5
Linux Kernel
Version 6.8 rc6
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 10.0

Related CWEs

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

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