What is CVE-2024-46690?

CVE-2024-46690 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and patched in 6.10.8 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46690?

CVE-2024-46690 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46690?

Yes, CVE-2024-46690 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.8 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46690 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46690

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix nfsd4_deleg_getattr_conflict in presence of third party lease It is not safe to dereference fl->c.flc_owner without first confirming fl->fl_lmops is the expected manager. nfsd4_deleg_getattr_conflict() tests fl_lmops but largely ignores the result and assumes that flc_owner is an nfs4_delegation anyway. This is wrong. With this patch we restore the "!= &nfsd_lease_mng_ops" case to behave as it did before the change mentioned below. This is the same as the current code, but without any reference to a possible delegation.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-13

Last modified 2024-09-20

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.8, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.8 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46690 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b46a871e980e3daa16fd5e77539966492e8910a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40927f3d0972bf86357a32a5749be71a551241b6
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46690

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-13

Modified 2024-09-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46690?

CVE-2024-46690 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.10.8 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46690?

CVE-2024-46690 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46690?

Yes — CVE-2024-46690 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.8 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46690 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.