CVE-2024-56783: Linux kernel · netfilter: nft_socket: remove WARN_ON_ONCE on maximum cgroup level
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jan 2025
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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
No specific patch links or vendor advisories are provided in the input. Since this is a kernel-level fix removing an unnecessary warning, updating to a Linux kernel version that includes this fix is recommended once available.
Description
CVE-2024-56783 addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter nft_socket component where an unnecessary WARN_ON_ONCE warning was triggered related to the maximum cgroup level. The default maximum cgroup depth is INT_MAX, but a toggle exists to restrict this depth to avoid performance issues. The vulnerability involves the presence of this warning, which is reachable from userspace.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56783 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f9bec0a749eb646b384fde0c7b7c24687b2ffae (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7064a6daa4a700a298fe3aee11dea296bfe59fc4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7529880cb961d515642ce63f9d7570869bbbdc3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e227c042580ab065edc610c9ddc9bea691e6fc4d (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)