PT-2024-8433
CVE-2024-27417
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Published
2024-02-26
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Updated
2026-10-17
Description by
CVSS 4.0
6.8
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a potential "struct net" leak in the
inet6 rtm getaddr() function. If userspace provides a correct IFA TARGET NETNSID value but no IFA ADDRESS and IFA LOCAL attributes, inet6 rtm getaddr() returns -EINVAL with an elevated "struct net" refcount. This may allow an attacker to gain access to confidential information.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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Researchers
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