Bug 2334472 (CVE-2024-56601) - CVE-2024-56601 kernel: net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_create()
Summary: CVE-2024-56601 kernel: net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-56601
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2024-12-27 15:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-05-13 08:37 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2025:6966 0 None None None 2025-05-13 08:37:37 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2024-12-27 15:04:14 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_create()

sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock
object. If inet_create() fails later, the sk object is freed, but the
sock object retains the dangling pointer, which may create use-after-free
later.

Clear the sk pointer in the sock object on error.
Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2024-12-28 06:52:01 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122703-CVE-2024-56601-2150@gregkh/T
Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2025-05-13 08:37:36 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:6966 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6966
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