# CVE-2024-56728: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2\_mbox\_get\_rsp errors in otx2\_ethtool.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: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_ethtool.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/5ff9de1f2712cbca53da2e37d831eea7ffcb43b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55c41b97001a09bb490ffa2e667e251d75d15ab1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05a6ce174c0c724e5914e1e5efd826bab8f382b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0f64fd73b60aee85f88c270c9d714ead27a7b7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cda142cee032b8fe65ee11f78721721c3988feb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2db2194727b1f49a5096c1c3981adef1b7638733
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26f8eac6bb20b20fdb8f7dc695711ebce4c7c5c

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