CVE-2024-56636 — Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type in Linux

CWE-241 — Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type56 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 27
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: geneve: do not assume mac header is set in geneve_xmit_skb() We should not assume mac header is set in output path. Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue. sysbot reported the following : WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 eth_hdr include/linux/if_ether.h:24 [inline] WARNING: …

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.0 — 5.10.231+5
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.234-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-135.146+1
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxa025fb5f49ad38cf749753b16fcd031d0d678f2b — d9fa09ca004befe9cf826d6820439cb6f93cecd7+6
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.123-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

27
OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2025-05-26
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OSV
linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities↗2025-05-20
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OSV
linux-gcp-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2025-04-28
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OSV
linux-azure-nvidia vulnerabilities↗2025-04-28
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OSV
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2025-04-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

28
CISA ICS
Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS↗2025-08-14
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-26
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-20
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities↗2025-04-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities↗2025-04-28
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