What is CVE-2024-56752?

CVE-2024-56752 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.2 onward and patched in 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and others. CVE-2024-56752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56752?

CVE-2024-56752 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-2024-56752?

Yes, CVE-2024-56752 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56752 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56752

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau/gr/gf100: Fix missing unlock in gf100_gr_chan_new() When the call to gf100_grctx_generate() fails, unlock gr->fecs.mutex before returning the error. Fixes smatch warning: drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c:480 gf100_gr_chan_new() warn: inconsistent returns '&gr->fecs.mutex'.

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 6.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.2

Fixed in

✓ 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-2024-56752 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/22b4a623c0f230540f02f4358744cce62ae12dbf
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237f2dbfa00576bb1aa8dc2dce403c64e53270e6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24b1df744ef444f9846f52de4985790a5fd1c0de
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56752

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-2024-56752?

CVE-2024-56752 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.2 onward and has been patched in 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and others. CVE-2024-56752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56752?

CVE-2024-56752 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-2024-56752?

Yes — CVE-2024-56752 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56752 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.