Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Use After Free (CVE-2024-56600)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 504088

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create() sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock object. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the sock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free later. Clear the sock sk pointer on error.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 504088

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 11/13/2025

Updated: 11/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-300%2fxr-300%2fxc-400%2fxr-500wg%2fxr-500_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xcm-%2fxrm-%2fxch-%2fxrh-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware:3.2, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-56600

CWE: 416

Detections

Analytics