{"id":"CVE-2024-36903","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: Fix potential uninit-value access in __ip6_make_skb()\n\nAs it was done in commit fc1092f51567 (\"ipv4: Fix uninit-value access in\n__ip_make_skb()\") for IPv4, check …","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: Fix potential uninit-value access in __ip6_make_skb()\n\nAs it was done in commit fc1092f51567 (\"ipv4: Fix uninit-value access in\n__ip_make_skb()\") for IPv4, check …","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-908"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.14.313, < 4.15","linux_kernel >= 4.19.281, < 4.20","linux_kernel >= 5.4.241, < 5.5","linux_kernel >= 5.10.178, < 5.11","linux_kernel >= 5.15.107, < 5.16","linux_kernel >= 6.1.24, < 6.2","linux_kernel >= 6.2.11, < 6.6.31","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.10","linux_kernel = 6.9"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.8.10"],"published":"2024-05-30","updated":"2026-07-14","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36903","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2367bf254f3a27ecc6e229afd7a8b0a1395f7be3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40e5444a3ac315b60e94d82226b73cd82145d09e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e13d3a9c25b7080f8a619f961e943fe08c2672c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59d74c843ebf46264c7903726cf6f2673a93b07a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c8ba16ab712eb709c6bab80ff151079d11d97a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05c1ede50e9656f0752e523c7b54f3a3489e9a8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2367bf254f3a27ecc6e229afd7a8b0a1395f7be3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e13d3a9c25b7080f8a619f961e943fe08c2672c","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c8ba16ab712eb709c6bab80ff151079d11d97a","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.0023,"epssPercentile":0.1226,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-14T13:36:54.444Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-05-30T18:50:05.807509Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-36903","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: Fix potential uninit-value access in __ip6_make_skb()\n\nAs it was done in commit fc1092f51567 (\"ipv4: Fix uninit-value access in\n__ip_make_skb()\") for IPv4, check FLOWI_FLAG_KNOWN_NH on fl6->flowi6_flags\ninstead of testing HDRINCL on the socket to avoid a race condition which\ncauses uninit-value access.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.14.313, < 4.15`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.19.281, < 4.20`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.4.241, < 5.5`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.10.178, < 5.11`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.15.107, < 5.16`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.1.24, < 6.2`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2.11, < 6.6.31`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.10`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.8.10`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}