CVE-2024-56679: Linux kernel · octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_common.c
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:23 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
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().
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/785c6758ea32aca73ba9331f7d902f7ce9a25757 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9265b6ee754226f61bd122ec57141a781d4e0dcb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c63a6a27d3178fab533fcfb4baa2ed5b8608a3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b88b202cf1ae79159a94fff9500f9be31559235 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d5139d280f5837f16d116614c05c2b4eeaf28f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbc7a5027c6f7f2c785adae3dcec22b2f2b69b3 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)