Answer in brief
CVE-2024-56600 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (generic), Siemens/SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. 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), Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (generic), Siemens/SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f2709d1271cfdf55c670ab5c5982139ab627ddc7 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <35360255ca30776dee34d9fa764cffa24d0a5f65 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <276a473c956fb55a6f3affa9ff232e10fffa7b43 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <79e16a0d339532ea832d85798eb036fc4f9e0cea || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <706b07b7b37f886423846cb38919132090bc40da || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f44fceb71d72d29fb00e0ac84cdf9c081b03cd06 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <9df99c395d0f55fb444ef39f4d6f194ca437d884 | f2709d1271cfdf55c670ab5c5982139ab627ddc7, 35360255ca30776dee34d9fa764cffa24d0a5f65, 276a473c956fb55a6f3affa9ff232e10fffa7b43, 79e16a0d339532ea832d85798eb036fc4f9e0cea, 706b07b7b37f886423846cb38919132090bc40da, f44fceb71d72d29fb00e0ac84cdf9c081b03cd06, 9df99c395d0f55fb444ef39f4d6f194ca437d884 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.12 | Not reported |
| Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428Pgeneric | >=0 <V3.2 | V3.2 |
| Siemens/SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 familygeneric | >=0 <V3.2 | V3.2 |
| Siemens/SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 familygeneric | >=0 <V3.2 | V3.2 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
| Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
Published upstream
Dec 27, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create() sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock object. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the sock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free later. Clear the sock sk pointer on error.
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