5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-56716
Netdevsim Kernel Information Disclosure and Crash Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write() If either a zero count or a large one is provided, kernel can crash.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 29, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 10, 2025, 3:52 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-56716 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-56716 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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None

Updated: 2 days, 4 hours ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2025, 1:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 280 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-56716 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-56716 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.233 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.176 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.122 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.68 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a6daaf7cfb2de37b89fd7a5a2ad4ea9aa3e181 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a6daaf7cfb2de37b89fd7a5a2ad4ea9aa3e181 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10321be26ff9e9e912697e9e8448099654ff561 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10321be26ff9e9e912697e9e8448099654ff561 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee76746387f6233bdfa93d7406990f923641568f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee76746387f6233bdfa93d7406990f923641568f Patch
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jan. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a6daaf7cfb2de37b89fd7a5a2ad4ea9aa3e181
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Dec. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write() If either a zero count or a large one is provided, kernel can crash.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94b
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10321be26ff9e9e912697e9e8448099654ff561
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee76746387f6233bdfa93d7406990f923641568f
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