CVE-2024-27417

2024-05-1700:00:00

ubuntu.com

linux kernel

ipv6

vulnerability

cve-2024-27417

fix

struct net

inet6_rtm_getaddr

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.3%

JSON

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6:
fix potential “struct net” leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr() It seems that if
userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value but no IFA_ADDRESS
and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr() returns -EINVAL with an
elevated “struct net” refcount.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchlinux< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlinux< 5.4.0-186.206UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlinux< 5.15.0-112.122UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchlinux< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchlinux< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlinux< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu18.04noarchlinux-aws< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlinux-aws< 5.4.0-1126.136UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlinux-aws< 5.15.0-1063.69UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	linux	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	linux	< 5.4.0-186.206	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	linux	< 5.15.0-112.122	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	linux	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	linux	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	linux	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	linux-aws	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	linux-aws	< 5.4.0-1126.136	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	linux-aws	< 5.15.0-1063.69	UNKNOWN