CVE-2024-57857: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/siw: Remove direct link to net_device Do not manage a per device direct link to net_device. Rely on associated ib_devices net_device management, not doubling the effort locally. A badly managed local link to net_device was causing a 'KASAN: slab-use-after-free' exception during siw_query_port() call.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.3, before 6.12.9 (fixed in 6.12.9); version 6.13 only

Published 2025-01-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.