What is CVE-2024-56696?

CVE-2024-56696 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and patched in 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-56696 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56696?

CVE-2024-56696 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-2024-56696?

Yes, CVE-2024-56696 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56696 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56696 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-56696

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunit_kzalloc() kunit_kzalloc() may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunit_kzalloc() in sound_kunit.c

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-28

Last modified 2025-10-01

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-56696 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.11 6.11.x ✓ 6.12.2 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-56696 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bfff486ecc79a72e9380e2d5e0ff234d5542d2f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad467a2b2716d4ed12f003b041aa6c776a13ff5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5486bf8abfe778b368d8fd1aa655dc01d0013ca
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56696

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-28

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56696?

CVE-2024-56696 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-56696 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56696?

CVE-2024-56696 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-2024-56696?

Yes — CVE-2024-56696 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56696 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56696 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →