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octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_common.c

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_common.c Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.6.64
CVEs
CVE-2024-56679
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:15 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_common.c

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Dec 2024, 09:46 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_common.c Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

osv:CVE-2024-56679

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2

Complete source record
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