Answer in brief
CVE-2024-44986 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2(). 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 | >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037 || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b || ded37d03440d0ab346a8287cc2ba88b8dc90ceb0 || 2323690eb05865a657709f4d28eb9538ea97bfc2 || b34c668a867ffdcf8bd8db4a36512572e82b4a15 || >=5.4.137 <5.5 || >=5.10.55 <5.11 || >=5.13.7 <5.14 | e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037, 3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e, 6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b, 56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a, da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b, 5.5, 5.11, 5.14 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.14 | 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: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and associated idev are alive.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2024-44986 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2(). 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 | >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037 || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a || >=5796015fa968a3349027a27dcd04c71d95c53ba5 <da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b || ded37d03440d0ab346a8287cc2ba88b8dc90ceb0 || 2323690eb05865a657709f4d28eb9538ea97bfc2 || b34c668a867ffdcf8bd8db4a36512572e82b4a15 || >=5.4.137 <5.5 || >=5.10.55 <5.11 || >=5.13.7 <5.14 | e891b36de161fcd96f12ff83667473e5067b9037, 3574d28caf9a09756ae87ad1ea096c6f47b6101e, 6ab6bf731354a6fdbaa617d1ec194960db61cf3b, 56efc253196751ece1fc535a5b582be127b0578a, da273b377ae0d9bd255281ed3c2adb228321687b, 5.5, 5.11, 5.14 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.14 | 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: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2() If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and associated dst/idev could also have been freed. We need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and associated idev are alive.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.