Improper resource allocation In linux

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's AF_UNIX socket implementation. In unix_stream_read_generic(), when splicing is used (state->msg is NULL), the code attempts to write to msg->msg_get_inq which dereferences the NULL pointer. This occurs because the callee incorrectly writes to msg_get_inq which is supposed to be an input-only field from caller to callee.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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