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CVE-2024-56719: Linux kernel · net: stmmac: fix TSO DMA API usage causing oops

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 10.0 Critical.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 14:17 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
10.0Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Contested

Scorers differ by 2 or more points
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.110.0
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Linux LinuxAffected
  • 5.15.171 – 6.11.7
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability is available in the Linux kernel versions 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, and 6.11.7. Users and administrators should update to these or later patched versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official kernel updates.

Description

CVE-2024-56719 is a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's stmmac network driver related to incorrect usage of the TSO DMA API. The flaw involves unbalanced DMA map/unmap operations for non-paged SKB data, which can cause kernel oops and DMA mapping failures. The issue arises because the DMA cookie passed to dma_unmap_single() may not match the value returned from dma_map_single(), leading to improper DMA memory handling. This has been fixed by preserving the original DMA cookie and correctly managing offsets during transmission.

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