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CVE-2024-38612

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: fix invalid unregister error path The error path of seg6_init() is wrong in case CONFIG_IPV6_SEG6_LWTUNNEL is not defined. In that case if seg6_hmac_init() fails, the genl_unregister_family() isn't called. This issue exist since commit 46738b1317e1 ("ipv6: sr: add option to control lwtunnel support"), and commit 5559cea2d5aa ("ipv6: sr: fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref") replaced unregister_pernet_subsys() with genl_unregister_family() in this error path.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published6/19/2024

Last Modified11/4/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-476

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e6335329f23ac6cf3105931691674e28bc598c(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10610575a3ac2a702bf5c57aa931beaf847949c7(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/160e9d2752181fcf18c662e74022d77d3164cd45(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a63730fb315bb1bab97edd69ff58ad45e04bb01(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3398a40dccb88d3a7eef378247a023a78472db66(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/646cd236c55e2cb5f146fc41bbe4034c4af5b2a4(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85a70ff1e572160f1eeb096ed48d09a1c9d4d89a(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04d6a914e890ccea4a9d11233009a2ee7978bf4(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e77a3ec7ada84543e75722a1283785a6544de925(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e6335329f23ac6cf3105931691674e28bc598c(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10610575a3ac2a702bf5c57aa931beaf847949c7(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/160e9d2752181fcf18c662e74022d77d3164cd45(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a63730fb315bb1bab97edd69ff58ad45e04bb01(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3398a40dccb88d3a7eef378247a023a78472db66(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/646cd236c55e2cb5f146fc41bbe4034c4af5b2a4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85a70ff1e572160f1eeb096ed48d09a1c9d4d89a(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04d6a914e890ccea4a9d11233009a2ee7978bf4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e77a3ec7ada84543e75722a1283785a6544de925(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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