{"cve":"CVE-2024-44985","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-04T20:15:07.777","modified":"2026-08-04T11:20:06.457","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit()\n\nIf skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed\nand the associated dst/idev could also have been freed.\n\nWe must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:16.205165117+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-44985","score":0.00876,"percentile":0.59,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}