{"cve":"CVE-2024-56660","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-27T15:15:25.857","modified":"2026-06-17T08:12:40.677","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: DR, prevent potential error pointer dereference\n\nThe dr_domain_add_vport_cap() function generally returns NULL on error\nbut sometimes we want it to return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY) so the caller can\nretry.  The problem here is that \"ret\" can be either -EBUSY or -ENOMEM\nand if it's and -ENOMEM then the error pointer is propogated back and\neventually dereferenced in dr_ste_v0_build_src_gvmi_qpn_tag().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11776cff0b563c8b8a4fa76cab620bfb633a8cb8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325cf73a1b449fea3158ab99d03a7a717aad1618","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61f720e801443d4e2a3c0261eda4ad8431458dca","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59c61a1869ceefc65ef02886f91e8cd0062211f","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-56660","score":0.00219,"percentile":0.12395,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}