Loading vulnerability…
CVE-2024-44989 is a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel bonding driver's interaction with the XFRM/IPsec hardware-offload path. During a bonding active-slave transition, the driver could clear its real_dev reference while packets were still in transit. XFRM could concurrently invoke the device offload eligibility callback, including bond_ipsec_offload_ok() and the underlying device callback, which assumes that real_dev remains valid. This race can dereference the cleared pointer and trigger a kernel page fault. The fix retains a valid real_dev rather than setting it to NULL while concurrent packet processing remains possible.
Mallory correlates every CVE against your assets, your vendors, and active adversary campaigns. Know which vulnerabilities matter for you, not just which ones are loud.
What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.
Patch, then assume compromise.
No public exploits tracked yet. Mallory keeps watching.
No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.
Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.
Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.
5 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Linux kernel bonding/XFRM real-device null-pointer dereference.
Linux kernel bonding/XFRM real-device NULL-pointer dereference.
Linux kernel bonding driver NULL-pointer dereference in XFRM real-device handling.
Linux kernel bonding/XFRM real-device NULL-pointer dereference.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.