CVE-2024-56763
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 6, 2025
Updated: Jan 9, 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-56763 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel that has been addressed. This issue lies in the 'tracing' subsystem, specifically the 'tracing_cpumask_write' function. If a large count is provided to this function, it will trigger a warning in 'bitmap_parse_user.' To ensure security, it is crucial to check that the count provided is valid and not zero, as stated in the resolution.
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