What is CVE-2024-56750?

CVE-2024-56750 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and patched in 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-56750 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56750?

CVE-2024-56750 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-2024-56750?

Yes, CVE-2024-56750 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.2 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56750 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56750 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56750

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: fix blksize < PAGE_SIZE for file-backed mounts Adjust sb->s_blocksize{,_bits} directly for file-backed mounts when the fs block size is smaller than PAGE_SIZE. Previously, EROFS used sb_set_blocksize(), which caused a panic if bdev-backed mounts is not used.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-29

Last modified 2025-10-01

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 6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.12

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.2 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-56750 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/679d8537e5748241c71ac97a6b6dc919eae31716
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae0854160939a64a092516ff1b2f221402b843b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56750

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-29

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56750?

CVE-2024-56750 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and has been patched in 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-56750 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56750?

CVE-2024-56750 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-2024-56750?

Yes — CVE-2024-56750 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.2 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56750 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56750 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.