CVE-2024-56545

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Dec 27, 2024 linux EPSS 0.21% (12th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-56545 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

HID: hyperv: streamline driver probe to avoid devres issues

It was found that unloading 'hid_hyperv' module results in a devres

complaint:

...

hv_vmbus: unregistering driver hid_hyperv

------------[ cut here ]------------

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 3983 at drivers/base/devres.c:691 devres_release_group+0x1f2/0x2c0

...

Call Trace:

<TASK>

? devres_release_group+0x1f2/0x2c0

? __warn+0xd1/0x1c0

? devres_release_group+0x1f2/0x2c0

? report_bug+0x32a/0x3c0

? handle_bug+0x53/0xa0

? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x50

? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20

? devres_release_group+0x1f2/0x2c0

? devres_release_group+0x90/0x2c0

? rcu_is_watching+0x15/0xb0

? __pfx_devres_release_group+0x10/0x10

hid_device_remove+0xf5/0x220

device_release_driver_internal+0x371/0x540

? klist_put+0xf3/0x170

bus_remove_device+0x1f1/0x3f0

device_del+0x33f/0x8c0

? __pfx_device_del+0x10/0x10

? cleanup_srcu_struct+0x337/0x500

hid_des

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.5, < 6.6.64	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/19a9457e5e210e408c1f8865b5d93c5a2c90409d Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d48d0fbaaa74a04fb9092780a3f83dc4f3f8160 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ef47faa90d838cda131fe1f7776456cc3b59f2 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/b03e713a400aeb5f969bab4daf47a7402d0df814

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-56545?

CVE-2024-56545 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-56545?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-56545?

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