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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a6daaf7cfb2de37b89fd7a5a2ad4ea9aa3e181 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10321be26ff9e9e912697e9e8448099654ff561 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee76746387f6233bdfa93d7406990f923641568f cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122915-CVE-2024-56716-7a52@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56716 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56716 cve-icon
History

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-1284
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-12-29T08:48:49.165Z

Updated: 2025-10-01T20:07:06.734Z

Reserved: 2024-12-27T15:00:39.858Z

Link: CVE-2024-56716

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-01T15:47:47.086Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-12-29T09:15:06.777

Modified: 2025-10-01T20:17:43.060

Link: CVE-2024-56716

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-12-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-56716 - Bugzilla