CVE-2024-50261

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. The metadata_dst, which is used to store the SCI value for macsec offload, is freed by metadata_dst_free() in macsec_free_netdev(), while the driver still uses it to send the packet.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.