PT-2024-37025 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Syzbot · Published 2024-12-17 · Updated 2025-10-15 · CVE-2024-56713

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the nsim pp hold write() function in the Linux kernel's netdevsim module. This function has two problems:

1. It may return with rtnl held, as found by syzbot.
2. Its return value does not propagate an error if any.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Unchecked Return Value

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-252

CWE-253

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-03829

CVE-2024-56713

USN-7379-1

USN-7379-2

USN-7380-1

USN-7381-1

USN-7382-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Ubuntu

References · 344

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/56xxx/CVE-2024-56713.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56639 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56593 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56594 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56580 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57791 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-52319 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56622 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56667 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57895 · Vendor Advisory