CVE-2024-56629

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Dec 27, 2024 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-56629 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: wacom: fix when get product name maybe null pointer

Due to incorrect dev->product reporting by certain devices, null

pointer dereferences occur when dev->product is empty, leading to

potential system crashes.

This issue was found on EXCELSIOR DL37-D05 device with

Loongson-LS3A6000-7A2000-DL37 motherboard.

Kernel logs:

[ 56.470885] usb 4-3: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ohci-pci

[ 56.671638] usb 4-3: string descriptor 0 read error: -22

[ 56.671644] usb 4-3: New USB device found, idVendor=056a, idProduct=0374, bcdDevice= 1.07

[ 56.671647] usb 4-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3

[ 56.678839] hid-generic 0003:056A:0374.0004: hiddev0,hidraw3: USB HID v1.10 Device [HID 056a:0374] on usb-0000:00:05.0-3/input0

[ 56.697719] CPU 2 Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000000000, era == 90000000066e35c8, ra == ffff800004f98a80

[ 56.697732] Oops

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	>= 4.14, < 5.4.287	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd323c55bd3f356bf23ae1b4c20100abcdc29d6 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ed3e3a3ac06af8a6391c3d6a7791b7967d7d43a Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/5912a921289edb34d40aeab32ea6d52d41e75fed Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/59548215b76be98cf3422eea9a67d6ea578aca3d Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7f0509556fa2f9789639dbcee9eed46e471ccef Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/d031eef3cc2e3bf524509e38fb898e5335c85c96 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/e689bc6697a7fcebd4a945ab0b1e1112c76024d8 Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-56629?

CVE-2024-56629 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-2024-56629?

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-2024-56629?

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