VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-27417

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-05-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-401

Primary references