What is CVE-2024-56725?

CVE-2024-56725 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.18 onward and patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. CVE-2024-56725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56725?

CVE-2024-56725 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-2024-56725?

Yes, CVE-2024-56725 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56725 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56725

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_dcbnl.c Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

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-754

CVE-2024-56725 is classified as CWE-754

See CWE-754 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.18 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

≥ 5.18

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-2024-56725 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/54e8b501b3ea9371e4a9aa639c75b681fa5680f0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69297b0d3369488af259e3a7cf53d69157938ea1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee6cf42dc5230425cfce1ffefa5a8d8a99e6fce
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56725

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-2024-56725?

CVE-2024-56725 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.18 onward and has been patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. CVE-2024-56725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56725?

CVE-2024-56725 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-2024-56725?

Yes — CVE-2024-56725 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56725 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.