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Linux Linux — net: ieee802154: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in ieee802154_create()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0023 14.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 9ec7671603573ede31207eb5b0b3e1aa211b2854 – —
Linux 2.6.31 – 5.4.287
TIMELINE
Dec 27 Reserved by Linux
Dec 27 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-56602 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ieee802154: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in ieee802154_create()
sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock
object. If ieee802154_create() fails later, the allocated sk object is
freed, but the dangling pointer remains in the provided sock object, which
may allow use-after-free.
Clear the sk pointer in the sock object on error.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 27, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| December 27, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-56602 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 9ec7671603573ede31207eb5b0b3e1aa211b2854 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 2.6.31 | 5.4.287 |
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