What is CVE-2024-56716?

CVE-2024-56716 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and patched in 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122 and others. CVE-2024-56716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56716?

CVE-2024-56716 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-2024-56716?

Yes, CVE-2024-56716 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56716 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56716

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write() If either a zero count or a large one is provided, kernel can crash.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-29

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

Weakness type

CWE-1284

CVE-2024-56716 is classified as CWE-1284

See CWE-1284 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122, 6.6.68, 6.12.7, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.5

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.233 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.176 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.122 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.68 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.7 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-56716 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/470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbc
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56716

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-29

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56716?

CVE-2024-56716 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122 and others. CVE-2024-56716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56716?

CVE-2024-56716 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-2024-56716?

Yes — CVE-2024-56716 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56716 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.