What is CVE-2024-56710?

CVE-2024-56710 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and patched in 6.6.69, 6.12.7 and 6.13. CVE-2024-56710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56710?

CVE-2024-56710 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-2024-56710?

Yes, CVE-2024-56710 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.69, 6.12.7 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56710 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2024-56710

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix memory leak in ceph_direct_read_write() The bvecs array which is allocated in iter_get_bvecs_alloc() is leaked and pages remain pinned if ceph_alloc_sparse_ext_map() fails. There is no need to delay the allocation of sparse_ext map until after the bvecs array is set up, so fix this by moving sparse_ext allocation a bit earlier. Also, make a similar adjustment in __ceph_sync_read() for consistency (a leak of the same kind in __ceph_sync_read() has been addressed differently).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-29

Last modified 2025-04-17

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-401

CVE-2024-56710 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.69, 6.12.7, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.6

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.69 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.7 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-56710 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/44e518abbb498075ae85c7d1d1a503a6bb05ea2d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66e0c4f91461d17d48071695271c824620bed4ef
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb9041837123f31d5897e99bb761f46cb4ce5859
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56710

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-29

Modified 2025-04-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56710?

CVE-2024-56710 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6 onward and has been patched in 6.6.69, 6.12.7 and 6.13. CVE-2024-56710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56710?

CVE-2024-56710 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-2024-56710?

Yes — CVE-2024-56710 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.69, 6.12.7 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56710 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →