PT-2024-37041 · Linux+7 · Linux Kernel+7
Published
2024-12-29
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Updated
2025-10-03
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CVE-2024-56728
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| 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
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, specifically in the octeontx2-pf module. The issue involved handling errors for
otx2 mbox get rsp in otx2 ethtool.c. To address this, an error pointer check was added after calling otx2 mbox get rsp().Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Check for Exceptional Conditions
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu