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CVE-2024-36903

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix potential uninit-value access in __ip6_make_skb() As it was done in commit fc1092f51567 ("ipv4: Fix uninit-value access in __ip_make_skb()") for IPv4, check FLOWI_FLAG_KNOWN_NH on fl6->flowi6_flags instead of testing HDRINCL on the socket to avoid a race condition which causes uninit-value access.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published5/30/2024

Last Modified1/19/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-908

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2367bf254f3a27ecc6e229afd7a8b0a1395f7be3(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40e5444a3ac315b60e94d82226b73cd82145d09e(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e13d3a9c25b7080f8a619f961e943fe08c2672c(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59d74c843ebf46264c7903726cf6f2673a93b07a(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c8ba16ab712eb709c6bab80ff151079d11d97a(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05c1ede50e9656f0752e523c7b54f3a3489e9a8(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2367bf254f3a27ecc6e229afd7a8b0a1395f7be3(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e13d3a9c25b7080f8a619f961e943fe08c2672c(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c8ba16ab712eb709c6bab80ff151079d11d97a(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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