{"cve":"CVE-2024-44986","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-04T20:15:07.833","modified":"2026-09-29T13:17:38.417","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()\n\nIf skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed\nand associated dst/idev could also have been freed.\n\nWe need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and\nassociated idev are alive.","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/1504108cb6020df7b1a31c9bb80fd587470aa448","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae8512e93f4ce47614ca89defaec1b93e00697b8"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:16.205165117+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-44986","score":0.00722,"percentile":0.53998,"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."]}