CVE-2024-56645: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: j1939_session_new(): fix skb reference counting Since j1939_session_skb_queue() does an extra skb_get() for each new skb, do the same for the initial one in j1939_session_new() to avoid refcount underflow. [mkl: clean up commit message]
CVE-2024-56645CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2024-56645: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: j1939_session_new(): fix skb reference counting Since j1939_session_skb_queue() does an extra skb_get() for each new skb, do the same for the initial one in j1939_session_new() to avoid refcount underflow. [mkl: clean up commit message]

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
13%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: j1939_session_new(): fix skb reference counting Since j1939_session_skb_queue() does an extra skb_get() for each new skb, do the same for the initial one in j1939_session_new() to avoid refcount underflow. [mkl: clean up commit message]

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