CVE-2024-56716
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56716
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-56716.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-56716
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2024-12-29T08:48:49.165Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-28T02:34:27.385884Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsimdevhealthbreakwrite()
If either a zero count or a large one is provided, kernel can crash.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/56xxx/CVE-2024-56716.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a6daaf7cfb2de37b89fd7a5a2ad4ea9aa3e181
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10321be26ff9e9e912697e9e8448099654ff561
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee76746387f6233bdfa93d7406990f923641568f
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/56xxx/CVE-2024-56716.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56716
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced82c93a87bf8bc0cdb5ec2ab99da7d87715ff889fFixed81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbcFixedb3a6daaf7cfb2de37b89fd7a5a2ad4ea9aa3e181Fixedd10321be26ff9e9e912697e9e8448099654ff561Fixed470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94bFixed8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835Fixedee76746387f6233bdfa93d7406990f923641568f