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.

INFO

Published Date :

2024-05-17T11:51:07.803Z

Last Modified :

2025-05-04T09:04:42.491Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-27417 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Debian
  • Debian Linux
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Rhel Eus

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