{"id":"AZL-55576","summary":"CVE-2024-56600 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.176.3-1","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()\n\nsock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock\nobject. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the\nsock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free\nlater.\n\nClear the sock sk pointer on error.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:18:40.048794Z","published":"2024-12-27T15:15:19Z","upstream":["CVE-2024-56600"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56600"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.176.3-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-55576.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}