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CVE-2024-56713

kernel: net: netdevsim: fix nsim_pp_hold_write()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 29, 2024

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: netdevsim: fix nsim_pp_hold_write()

nsim_pp_hold_write() has two problems:

  1. It may return with rtnl held, as found by syzbot.

  2. Its return value does not propagate an error if any.

Statement

The bug happens only if driver that is a developer testing tool and software model being used, so the security impact is limited.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE not specified