Debian: CVE-2024-44985: linux, linux-6.1 -- security update

Debian: CVE-2024-44985: linux, linux-6.1 -- security update

Severity

7

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

09/04/2024

Created

10/08/2024

Added

10/07/2024

Modified

01/28/2025

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.

Solution(s)

• debian-upgrade-linux
• debian-upgrade-linux-6-1

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2024-44985
• CVE - 2024-44985
• DSA-5782-1