What is CVE-2024-56707?

CVE-2024-56707 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. CVE-2024-56707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56707?

CVE-2024-56707 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-2024-56707?

Yes, CVE-2024-56707 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56707 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56707

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_dmac_flt.c Add error pointer checks after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-28

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 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.120 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.64 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.11 6.11.x ✓ 6.12.2 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-56707 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
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1611b1ea7cf8d07dff091a45389b10401bb6d5b3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20e06a5137a1174214bae3a29ce623e69455ee0f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ccbc7a518868eff1d5a198b9e454e182b651e00
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56707

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-28

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56707?

CVE-2024-56707 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. CVE-2024-56707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56707?

CVE-2024-56707 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-2024-56707?

Yes — CVE-2024-56707 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56707 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.