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CVE-2024-56745: Linux kernel · PCI: Fix reset_method_store() memory leak

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:55 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 for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this patch to remediate the memory leak. Since no exploit is known in the wild and the vulnerability requires local access with low privileges, prioritization can be based on exposure and risk tolerance.

Description

CVE-2024-56745 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel involving a memory leak in the PCI subsystem's reset_method_store() function. The issue arises because a string allocated by kstrndup() is not properly freed when strsep() sets the pointer to NULL, causing a memory leak. The fix involves using a separate temporary pointer for iteration to preserve the original allocated memory for proper freeing.

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