{"cve":"CVE-2024-56602","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-27T15:15:19.650","modified":"2026-08-04T11:22:13.407","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ieee802154: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in ieee802154_create()\n\nsock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock\nobject. If ieee802154_create() fails later, the allocated sk object is\nfreed, but the dangling pointer remains in the provided sock object, which\nmay allow use-after-free.\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/03caa9bfb9fde97fb53d33decd7364514e6825cb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14959fd7538b3be6d7617d9e60e404d6a8d4fd1f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5fe782c0ff068d80933f9cfd0fd39d5434bbc9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b46994a6e76c8cc5556772932b9b60d03a55cd8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4982fbf13042e3bb33e04eddfea8b1506b5ea65"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-56602","score":0.00231,"percentile":0.14057,"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."]}