What is CVE-2024-56754?

CVE-2024-56754 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 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 and others. CVE-2024-56754 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56754?

CVE-2024-56754 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-2024-56754?

Yes, CVE-2024-56754 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 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-2024-56754 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56754 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56754

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: caam - Fix the pointer passed to caam_qi_shutdown() The type of the last parameter given to devm_add_action_or_reset() is "struct caam_drv_private *", but in caam_qi_shutdown(), it is casted to "struct device *". Pass the correct parameter to devm_add_action_or_reset() so that the resources are released as expected.

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.5

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.231 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.174 5.15.x ✓ 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-2024-56754 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/1f8e2f597b918ca5827a5c6d00b819d064264d1c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6187727e57aec122c8a99c464c74578c810cbe40
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66eddb8dcb61065c53098510165f14b54232bcc2
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56754

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-2024-56754?

CVE-2024-56754 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 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 and others. CVE-2024-56754 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56754?

CVE-2024-56754 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-2024-56754?

Yes — CVE-2024-56754 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 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-2024-56754 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56754 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.