# CVE-2024-56749: dlm: fix dlm_recover_members refcount on error

> A refcount leak in the Linux kernel Distributed Lock Manager can cause resource exhaustion and denial of service during recovery failures.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-56749, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56749, GHSA-9r43-p7wr-7396, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56749

## What is CVE-2024-56749?

CVE-2024-56749 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

dlm: fix dlm_recover_members refcount on error

If dlm_recover_members() fails we don't drop the references of the
previous created root_list that holds and keep all rsbs alive during the
recovery. It might be not an unlikely event because ping_members() could
run into an -EINTR if another recovery progress was triggered again.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56749?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-56749?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-56749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-56749 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-56749 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56749/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56749/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56749
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56749
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56749

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56749/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.