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CVE-2024-56730

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.17%

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CVE-2024-56730 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation On the linux-next, next-20241108 vanilla kernel, the coccinelle tool gave the following error report: ./net/9p/trans_usbg.c:912:5-11: ERROR: allocation function on line 911 returns NULL not ERR_PTR on failure kzalloc() failure is fixed to handle the NULL return case on the memory exhaustion.. 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/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation On the linux-next, next-20241108 vanilla kernel, the coccinelle tool gave the following error report: ./net/9p/trans_usbg.c:912:5-11: ERROR: allocation function on line 911 returns NULL not ERR_PTR on failure kzalloc() failure is fixed to handle the NULL return case on the memory exhaustion.

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

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.12, < 6.12.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-56730?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation On the linux-next, next-20241108 vanilla kernel, the coccinelle tool gave the following error report: ./net/9p/trans_usbg.c:912:5-11: ERROR: allocation function on line 911 returns NULL not ERR_PTR on failure kzalloc() failure is fixed to handle the NULL return case on the memory exhaustion.
How severe is CVE-2024-56730?
CVE-2024-56730 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-2024-56730?
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Source: NVD / NIST