Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-56645

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: j1939_session_new(): fix skb reference counting Since j1939_session_skb_queue() does an extra skb_get() for each new skb, do the same for the initial one in j1939_session_new() to avoid refcount underflow. [mkl: clean up commit message]

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-56645: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 9d71dd0c70099914fcd063135da3c580865e924c, 5.4, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.13

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56645?
CVE-2024-56645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-56645?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56645 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.