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CVE-2024-26679: inet: read sk->sk_family once in inet_recv_error()
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-04-02 · updated 2026-10-15
- Weakness: CWE-667
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inet: read sk->sk_family once in inet_recv_error() inet_recv_error() is called without holding the socket lock. IPv6 socket could mutate to IPv4 with IPV6_ADDRFORM socket option and trigger a KCSAN warning.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 10.0
- Linux kernel: from 3.18 before 4.19.307; from 4.20 before 5.4.269; from 5.5 before 5.10.210; from 5.11 before 5.15.149; from 5.16 before 6.1.78; from 6.2 before 6.6.17 — fixed in 4.19.307, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 5.4.269, 6.1.78, 6.6.17
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.307, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 5.4.269. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/307fa8a75ab7423fa5c73573ec3d192de5027830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3266e638ba5cc1165f5e6989eb8c0720f1cc4b41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5e31bdd3c1702b520506d9cf8c41085f75c7f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54538752216bf89ee88d47ad07802063a498c299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5993f121fbc01dc2d734f0ff2628009b258fb1dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88081ba415224cf413101def4343d660f56d082b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa064c3c2394d03e289ebd6b0be5102eb8a5b40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef00a82c568944f113f2de738156ac591bbd5cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/307fa8a75ab7423fa5c73573ec3d192de5027830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3266e638ba5cc1165f5e6989eb8c0720f1cc4b41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5e31bdd3c1702b520506d9cf8c41085f75c7f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54538752216bf89ee88d47ad07802063a498c299
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