CVE-2024-56681 — Incorrect Check of Function Return Value in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 28
Latest updateAug 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: bcm - add error check in the ahash_hmac_init function
The ahash_init functions may return fails. The ahash_hmac_init should
not return ok when ahash_init returns error. For an example, ahash_init
will return -ENOMEM when allocation memory is error.
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
▶CVEListV5linux/linux9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2 — 8f1a9a960b1107bd0e0ec3736055f5ed0e717edf+9