What is CVE-2024-56722?

CVE-2024-56722 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.9 onward and patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. CVE-2024-56722 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56722?

CVE-2024-56722 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-2024-56722?

Yes, CVE-2024-56722 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56722 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56722 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56722

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/hns: Fix cpu stuck caused by printings during reset During reset, cmd to destroy resources such as qp, cq, and mr may fail, and error logs will be printed. When a large number of resources are destroyed, there will be lots of printings, and it may lead to a cpu stuck. Delete some unnecessary printings and replace other printing functions in these paths with the ratelimited version.

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-770

CVE-2024-56722 is classified as CWE-770

See CWE-770 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.9 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

≥ 4.9

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-2024-56722 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/31c6fe9b79ed42440094f2367897aea0c0ce96ec
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/323275ac2ff15b2b7b3eac391ae5d8c5a3c3a999
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e4c78770faa0d56d47391476fe1d827e72eded
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56722

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-2024-56722?

CVE-2024-56722 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.9 onward and has been patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. CVE-2024-56722 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56722?

CVE-2024-56722 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-2024-56722?

Yes — CVE-2024-56722 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56722 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56722 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.