# CVE-2024-56725: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2\_mbox\_get\_rsp errors in otx2\_dcbnl.c

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-29 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_dcbnl.c Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94052830e3cd3be7141789a5ce6e62cf9f620a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b99db02209ca4c2e2f53b82049ea3cbc82b54895
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54e8b501b3ea9371e4a9aa639c75b681fa5680f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee6cf42dc5230425cfce1ffefa5a8d8a99e6fce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69297b0d3369488af259e3a7cf53d69157938ea1

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