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CVE-2024-26679inet: read sk->sk_family once in inet_recv_error()
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.18%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 92% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
- 43 days later
· 43 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < caa064c3c2394d03e289ebd6b0be5102eb8a5b40
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < 5993f121fbc01dc2d734f0ff2628009b258fb1dd
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < 88081ba415224cf413101def4343d660f56d082b
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < 3266e638ba5cc1165f5e6989eb8c0720f1cc4b41
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < 54538752216bf89ee88d47ad07802063a498c299
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < 4a5e31bdd3c1702b520506d9cf8c41085f75c7f2
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < 307fa8a75ab7423fa5c73573ec3d192de5027830
- affected f4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 – < eef00a82c568944f113f2de738156ac591bbd5cd
- affected 433337f9c00cac447d020922f59237273f5d92be
- affected 3.17.7 – < 3.18
- affected 3.18
- unaffected < 3.18
- unaffected 4.19.307 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.269 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.210 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.149 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.78 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.17 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.7.5 – ≤ 6.7.*
- unaffected 6.8 – ≤ *
References
References12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caa064c3c2394d03e289ebd6b0be5102eb8a5b40 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5993f121fbc01dc2d734f0ff2628009b258fb1dd (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88081ba415224cf413101def4343d660f56d082b (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3266e638ba5cc1165f5e6989eb8c0720f1cc4b41 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54538752216bf89ee88d47ad07802063a498c299 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5e31bdd3c1702b520506d9cf8c41085f75c7f2 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/307fa8a75ab7423fa5c73573ec3d192de5027830 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef00a82c568944f113f2de738156ac591bbd5cd (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-23941 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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