{"cve":"CVE-2024-56601","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-27T15:15:19.527","modified":"2026-10-15T01:19:17.067","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet_create()\n\nsock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock\nobject. If inet_create() fails later, the sk object is freed, but the\nsock object retains the dangling pointer, which may create use-after-free\nlater.\n\nClear the sk pointer in the sock object 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/25447c6aaa7235f155292b0c58a067347e8ae891","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc34d8c8898ae9fddf4612501aabb22d76c2b2c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e8258070b0f2aba66b3ef18883de229674fb288","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691d6d816f93b2a1008c14178399061466e674ef","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9365fa510c6f82e3aa550a09d0c5c6b44dbc78ff"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-56601","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."]}