Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56707
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102275
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56707
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the otx2_dmacflt_do_add() and otx2_dmacflt_update() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_dmac_flt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-56707
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1611b1ea7cf8d07dff091a45389b10401bb6d5b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20e06a5137a1174214bae3a29ce623e69455ee0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ccbc7a518868eff1d5a198b9e454e182b651e00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5b942e6c54b13246ee49d42dcfb71b7f29e3c64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc595472fbad96533ccbb7b9ebb82b743ec26829
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2