{"id":"CVE-2024-56600","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()\n\nsock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock\nobject","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()\n\nsock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock\nobject. If inet6_create() fail…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 5.4.287","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.231","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.174","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.120","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.66","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.5"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.12.5"],"published":"2024-12-27","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:19:16.823","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56600","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276a473c956fb55a6f3affa9ff232e10fffa7b43","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35360255ca30776dee34d9fa764cffa24d0a5f65","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/706b07b7b37f886423846cb38919132090bc40da","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79e16a0d339532ea832d85798eb036fc4f9e0cea","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df99c395d0f55fb444ef39f4d6f194ca437d884","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2709d1271cfdf55c670ab5c5982139ab627ddc7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f44fceb71d72d29fb00e0ac84cdf9c081b03cd06","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.0025,"epssPercentile":0.1626,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.773Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2025-02-11T15:42:30.859070Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-56600","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()\n\nsock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock\nobject. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the\nsock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free\nlater.\n\nClear the sock sk pointer on error.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.4.287`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.231`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.174`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.120`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.66`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.5`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.12.5`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}