cve/2024/CVE-2024-56600.md

### [CVE-2024-56600](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-56600)
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### Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sockobject. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but thesock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-freelater.Clear the sock sk pointer on error.

### POC

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#### Github
- https://github.com/cku-heise/euvd-api-doc