Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2024· Updated Nov 3, 2025
netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()
CVE-2024-56716
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()
If either a zero count or a large one is provided, kernel can crash.
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Affected products
65- osv-coords63 versionspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-lowlatency@6.11.0-1011.12?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi@6.11.0-1010.10?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6
< 6.11.0-1011.12+ 62 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.11.0-1011.12
- (no CPE)range: < 6.11.0-1010.10
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c5ecbac2f19b1cdee2a6ce8d5650c3295c94bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bdfcd6e6a998e219c9dd49ec7291c2e0594bbcmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9ef6bdf71bf25f4735e0230ce1919de8985835mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a6daaf7cfb2de37b89fd7a5a2ad4ea9aa3e181mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10321be26ff9e9e912697e9e8448099654ff561mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee76746387f6233bdfa93d7406990f923641568fmitre
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