CVE-2024-56728 octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_ethtool.c

What is CVE-2024-56728?

CVE-2024-56728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_ethtool.c

Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56728?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56728?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-56728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-55014, AZL-55100, BELL-CVE-2024-56728, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56728, GHSA-c33m-px5c-j98p, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56728.