CVE-2024-56716

Summary

CVE-2024-56716 is a newly identified vulnerability in the Linux kernel. This issue affects the netdevsim component, specifically the nsim_dev_health_break_write() function. A flaw in this function allows for bad user input, which can result in a kernel crash if an unusually large count or a zero count is supplied. This vulnerability has been addressed in recent Linux kernel updates.

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