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CVE-2024-56715: Linux kernel · ionic: Fix netdev notifier unregister on failure

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:54 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix is available and has been applied to the Linux kernel source to call ionic_lif_unregister() on register_netdev() failure. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this fix to prevent the resource leak. No additional mitigation steps are required.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ionic driver causes a resource leak when register_netdev() fails. Specifically, the netdev notifier is not unregistered properly, leading to a leak. This issue has been fixed by ensuring ionic_lif_unregister() is called on failure, which also unregisters the PHC if registered.

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