{"cve":"CVE-2024-56600","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-27T15:15:19.410","modified":"2026-10-15T01:19:16.823","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()\n\nsock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock\nobject. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the\nsock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free\nlater.\n\nClear the sock sk pointer on error.","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/276a473c956fb55a6f3affa9ff232e10fffa7b43","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35360255ca30776dee34d9fa764cffa24d0a5f65","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/706b07b7b37f886423846cb38919132090bc40da","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79e16a0d339532ea832d85798eb036fc4f9e0cea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df99c395d0f55fb444ef39f4d6f194ca437d884"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-56600","score":0.0025,"percentile":0.16188,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}