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CVE-2024-26679
inet: read sk->sk_family once in inet_recv_error()
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa064c3c2394d03e289ebd6b0be5102eb8a5b40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5993f121fbc01dc2d734f0ff2628009b258fb1dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88081ba415224cf413101def4343d660f56d082b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3266e638ba5cc1165f5e6989eb8c0720f1cc4b41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54538752216bf89ee88d47ad07802063a498c299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5e31bdd3c1702b520506d9cf8c41085f75c7f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/307fa8a75ab7423fa5c73573ec3d192de5027830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef00a82c568944f113f2de738156ac591bbd5cd
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4, 433337f9c00cac447d020922f59237273f5d92be, 3.17.7, 3.18, 0, 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.78, 6.6.17, 6.7.5, 6.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 2nd, 2024
Last Modified:
May 23rd, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.