---
id: CVE-2024-56707
title: 'octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_dmac_flt.c'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_dmac_flt.c

  Add error pointer checks after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 <
    1611b1ea7cf8d07dff091a45389b10401bb6d5b3
  - >-
    Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 <
    3ccbc7a518868eff1d5a198b9e454e182b651e00
  - >-
    Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 <
    20e06a5137a1174214bae3a29ce623e69455ee0f
  - >-
    Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 <
    fc595472fbad96533ccbb7b9ebb82b743ec26829
  - >-
    Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 <
    f5b942e6c54b13246ee49d42dcfb71b7f29e3c64
  - Linux 5.14
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T20:30:01.303084Z'
published: '2024-12-28'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T20:31:26.164Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56707'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1611b1ea7cf8d07dff091a45389b10401bb6d5b3'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ccbc7a518868eff1d5a198b9e454e182b651e00'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20e06a5137a1174214bae3a29ce623e69455ee0f'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc595472fbad96533ccbb7b9ebb82b743ec26829'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5b942e6c54b13246ee49d42dcfb71b7f29e3c64'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00241
epssPercentile: 0.15336
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.837Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_dmac_flt.c

Add error pointer checks after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp().

## Affected

- `Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 < 1611b1ea7cf8d07dff091a45389b10401bb6d5b3`
- `Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 < 3ccbc7a518868eff1d5a198b9e454e182b651e00`
- `Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 < 20e06a5137a1174214bae3a29ce623e69455ee0f`
- `Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 < fc595472fbad96533ccbb7b9ebb82b743ec26829`
- `Linux >= 79d2be385e9eabe4403eb85bcc7d3efc6b936a76 < f5b942e6c54b13246ee49d42dcfb71b7f29e3c64`
- `Linux 5.14`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.