# CVE-2024-56727: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2\_mbox\_get\_rsp errors in otx2\_flows.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: 2026-06-01

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_flows.c Adding 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/e3c4e78d636e6dbd8ed72e41b311de2bb7e0b699
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c9f8b35dc3d4ad8053a72bc0c5a7843591f6b75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4eae7bac880edd88aaed6a8ec2997fa85e259c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a479b3d7586e6f77f8337bbcac980eaf2d0a4029
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e60f17d2462ef5c13db4d1a54eef5778fd2295
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd3110bc102ab6292656b8118be819faa0de8dd0

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