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CVE-2024-56713

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.17%

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CVE-2024-56713 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netdevsim: fix nsim_pp_hold_write() nsim_pp_hold_write() 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netdevsim: fix nsim_pp_hold_write() nsim_pp_hold_write() 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.17%

6.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.10, < 6.12.7—
LinuxLinux Kernel6.13Rc1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-56713?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netdevsim: fix nsim_pp_hold_write() nsim_pp_hold_write() 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.
How severe is CVE-2024-56713?
CVE-2024-56713 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56713?
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Source: NVD / NIST