What is CVE-2024-56783?

CVE-2024-56783 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.1.112 onward and patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and others. CVE-2024-56783 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56783?

CVE-2024-56783 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-2024-56783?

Yes, CVE-2024-56783 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1.112 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56783 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56783 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-56783

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_socket: remove WARN_ON_ONCE on maximum cgroup level cgroup maximum depth is INT_MAX by default, there is a cgroup toggle to restrict this maximum depth to a more reasonable value not to harm performance. Remove unnecessary WARN_ON_ONCE which is reachable from userspace.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-08

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-617

CVE-2024-56783 is classified as CWE-617

See CWE-617 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1.112, 6.6.53, 6.10.12, 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.1.112 ≥ 6.6.53 ≥ 6.10.12 ≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.120 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.66 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.5 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-56783 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/2f9bec0a749eb646b384fde0c7b7c24687b2ffae
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7064a6daa4a700a298fe3aee11dea296bfe59fc4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7529880cb961d515642ce63f9d7570869bbbdc3
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56783

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-01-08

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56783?

CVE-2024-56783 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1.112 onward and has been patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and others. CVE-2024-56783 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56783?

CVE-2024-56783 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-2024-56783?

Yes — CVE-2024-56783 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1.112 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56783 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-56783 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.