GHSA-p4h8-c4rj-g3r9HighCVSS 7.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_packet: avoid erroring...

Published
December 27, 2024
Last Modified
October 15, 2026

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📋 Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

af_packet: avoid erroring out after sock_init_data() in packet_create()

After sock_init_data() the allocated sk object is attached to the provided sock object. On error, packet_create() frees the sk object leaving the dangling pointer in the sock object on return. Some other code may try to use this pointer and cause use-after-free.

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