What is CVE-2024-56725?

CVE-2024-56725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-56725?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-56725 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-56725

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_dcbnl.c Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

EPSS: 0.002 (11.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 8e67558177f8f55dcffa47273c2af0a6f2ab9418, 5.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56725?: CVE-2024-56725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-56725?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56725 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.