What is CVE-2024-46697?

CVE-2024-46697 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and patched in 6.10.8 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46697 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46697?

CVE-2024-46697 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-2024-46697?

Yes, CVE-2024-46697 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.8 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46697 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46697 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46697

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: ensure that nfsd4_fattr_args.context is zeroed out If nfsd4_encode_fattr4 ends up doing a "goto out" before we get to checking for the security label, then args.context will be set to uninitialized junk on the stack, which we'll then try to free. Initialize it early.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-13

Last modified 2024-09-19

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

Weakness type

CWE-665

CVE-2024-46697 is classified as CWE-665

See CWE-665 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.8, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.8 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46697 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/dd65b324174a64558a16ebbf4c3266e5701185d0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58bab6fd4063913bd8321e99874b8239e9ba726
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46697

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-13

Modified 2024-09-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46697?

CVE-2024-46697 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and has been patched in 6.10.8 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46697 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46697?

CVE-2024-46697 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-2024-46697?

Yes — CVE-2024-46697 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.8 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46697 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46697 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.