What is CVE-2024-56562?

CVE-2024-56562 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and patched in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174 and others. CVE-2024-56562 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56562?

CVE-2024-56562 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-56562?

Yes, CVE-2024-56562 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56562 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56562 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56562

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: master: Fix miss free init_dyn_addr at i3c_master_put_i3c_addrs() if (dev->boardinfo && dev->boardinfo->init_dyn_addr) ^^^ here check "init_dyn_addr" i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(&master->bus, dev->info.dyn_addr, ...) ^^^^ free "dyn_addr" Fix copy/paste error "dyn_addr" by replacing it with "init_dyn_addr".

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-27

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.0

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.287 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.231 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.174 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.120 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.64 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.4 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-56562 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/093ecc6d82ff1d2e0cbf6f2000438b6c698145cb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cb21f1ea3a2e19ee314a8fcf95461b5c453c59e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e8ab955c6d06f9d907761c07c02d1492f0a8ac1
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56562

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-27

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56562?

CVE-2024-56562 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and has been patched in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174 and others. CVE-2024-56562 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56562?

CVE-2024-56562 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-56562?

Yes — CVE-2024-56562 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56562 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56562 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.