Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-56749
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dlm: fix dlm_recover_members refcount on error If dlm_recover_members() fails we don't drop the references of the previous created root_list that holds and keep all rsbs alive during the recovery. It might be not an unlikely event because ping_members() could run into an -EINTR if another recovery progress was triggered again.
EPSS: 0.002 (10.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 3a747f4a2ee85d51b905e2df940de4a924f8060a, 6.10, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-56749?
- CVE-2024-56749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-29.
- How severe is CVE-2024-56749?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-56749 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.