{"cve":"CVE-2024-27417","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-17T12:15:13.283","modified":"2026-06-17T07:19:52.270","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: fix potential \"struct net\" leak in inet6_rtm_getaddr()\n\nIt seems that if userspace provides a correct IFA_TARGET_NETNSID value\nbut no IFA_ADDRESS and IFA_LOCAL attributes, inet6_rtm_getaddr()\nreturns -EINVAL with an elevated \"struct net\" refcount.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10bfd453da64a057bcfd1a49fb6b271c48653cdb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b0998fdd85776775d975d0024bca227597e836a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33a1b6bfef6def2068c8703403759024ce17053e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44112bc5c74e64f28f5a9127dc34066c7a09bd0f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/810fa7d5e5202fcfb22720304b755f1bdfd4c174"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-27417","score":0.00239,"percentile":0.15093,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}