5.5

CVE-2024-56679: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56679DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56679
Published 28-12-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-56679 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 31
DLA-4076-1SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1SUSE-SU-2025:0564-1SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1

Timeline

  1. 28-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_common.c Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu122 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-135.146 | < 6.8.0-58.60
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1080.87 | < 6.8.0-1027.29
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ ab58a416c93f134b72ec7e10d8d74509c3985243, < 785c6758ea32aca73ba9331f7d902f7ce9a25757 | ≥ ab58a416c93f134b72ec7e10d8d74509c3985243, < 9265b6ee754226f61bd122ec57141a781d4e0dcb | ≥ ab58a416c93f134b72ec7e10d8d74509c3985243, < 52c63a6a27d3178fab533fcfb4baa2ed5b8608a3 | ≥ ab58a416c93f134b72ec7e10d8d74509c3985243, < 4b88b202cf1ae79159a94fff9500f9be31559235 | ≥ ab58a416c93f134b72ec7e10d8d74509c3985243, < d4d5139d280f5837f16d116614c05c2b4eeaf28f | ≥ ab58a416c93f134b72ec7e10d8d74509c3985243, < 0fbc7a5027c6f7f2c785adae3dcec22b2f2b69b3 | 5.12
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.12, < 5.15.174 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.120 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.64 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.11 | ≥ 6.12, < 6.12.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.123-1 | < 6.12.3-1

3 vendors · 125 products

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