Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create() After sock_init_data() the allocated sk object is attached to the provided sock object. On error, packet_create() frees the sk object leaving the dangling pointer in the sock object on return. Some other code may try to use this pointer and cause use-after-free.

INFO

Published Date :

2024-12-27T14:51:11.327Z

Last Modified :

2026-01-05T10:56:14.560Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-56606 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-56606.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132e615bb1d7cdec2d3cfbdec2efa630e923fd21 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/157f08db94123e2ba56877dd0ac88908b13a5dd0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc1e1db927056cb323296e2294a855cd003dfe7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f2a11cb82b657fd15bab1c47821b635e03838b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b22837a5e55ac27d6a14b9cdf2326587405c4f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cf750b737374454a4e03a5ed449a3eb0c96414 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd09880b16d33aa5a7420578e01cd79148fa9829 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122704-CVE-2024-56606-bf3b@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56606 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56606 cve-icon
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