CVE-2024-56726

kernel: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in cn10k.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

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:

octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in cn10k.c

Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

Statement

The security impact is limited, because no known way to trigger the issue and expecting null pointer dereference only as result of the bug.

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 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference