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HistoryMay 01, 2024 - 6:15 a.m.

CVE-2024-26950

2024-05-0106:15:00
Google
osv.dev
2
linux kernel
wireguard
netlink
device
peer
bug
performance
defence in depth
security

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

Low

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wireguard: netlink: access device through ctx instead of peer The previous commit fixed a bug that led to a NULL peer->device being dereferenced. It’s actually easier and faster performance-wise to instead get the device from ctx->wg. This semantically makes more sense too, since ctx->wg->peer_allowedips.seq is compared with ctx->allowedips_seq, basing them both in ctx. This also acts as a defence in depth provision against freed peers.

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