| Name | CVE-2024-44985 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4008-1, DSA-5782-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.244-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.153-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.43-1 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.48-1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 6.16.12-2 | fixed | |
| linux-6.1 (PTS) | bullseye (security) | 6.1.153-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | bullseye | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.112-1 | DSA-5782-1 | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.10.7-1 | |||
| linux-6.1 | source | bullseye | 6.1.119-1~deb11u1 | DLA-4008-1 |
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7 (6.11-rc5)