kernel: ipv6: mcast: extend RCU protection in igmp6_send()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: extend RCU protection in igmp6send igmp6send can be called without RTNL or RCU being held. Extend RCU protection so that we can safely fetch the net pointer and avoid a potential UAF. Note that we no longer can use...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.12

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerabilities have been resolved: ipv6: mcast: Extended RCU protection in igmp6send igmp6send can be called without RTNL or RCU being held. We have extended RCU protection so that we can safely retrieve the net pointer and avoid a potential UAF...

kernel: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix potential user-after-free

A use-after-free flaw was identified in the Linux kernel’s Bluetooth L2CAP implementation. In certain conditions, when allocating a socket buffer via allocskb, the kernel may release and later reacquire the channel lock; if the channel is disconnected in the meantime, a subsequent reference to th...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel that stems from the ability of a program to spoof llcuisendmsg to allocate a skb with no margin...