Answer in brief
CVE-2024-44985 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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Answer in brief
CVE-2024-44985 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=81d626b00bdba16504eeae9cc891b18e83a9471a <b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36 || >=ee6b1db17f8287b615448488fc37f42bcfe9ece6 <c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7 | b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36, c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba, 975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596, 38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17, 124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8, fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1, 2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 4, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and the associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=81d626b00bdba16504eeae9cc891b18e83a9471a <b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36 || >=ee6b1db17f8287b615448488fc37f42bcfe9ece6 <c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1 || >=0c9f227bee11910a49e1d159abe102d06e3745d5 <2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7 | b3a3d5333c13a1be57499581eab4a8fc94d57f36, c47e022011719fc5727bca661d662303180535ba, 975f764e96f71616b530e300c1bb2ac0ce0c2596, 38a21c026ed2cc7232414cb166efc1923f34af17, 124b428fe28064c809e4237b0b38e97200a8a4a8, fc88d6c1f2895a5775795d82ec581afdff7661d1, 2d5ff7e339d04622d8282661df36151906d0e1c7 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 4, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and the associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.