CVE-2024-36954

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in TIPC Buffer Append

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix a possible memleak in tipc_buf_append __skb_linearize() doesn't free the skb when it fails, so move '*buf = NULL' after __skb_linearize(), so that the skb can be freed on the err path.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (39)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
linux/Kernel < 4.19.314linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.276linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.159linux
linux/Kernel 5.13.0 - 6.1.91linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.6.31linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.217linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.8.10linux
Linux/Linux < 5.13
Linux/Linux 4.14.235 - 4.15
... and 29 more
Published May 30, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026