CVE-2024-56716

netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()

Medium · published December 29, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()

If either a zero count or a large one is provided, kernel can crash.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00208 · 10.3th percentile
Published
2024-12-29T08:48Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 DEC 08:48Z
    netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()
    cvelistv5