What is CVE-2024-46717?

CVE-2024-46717 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16.6 onward and patched in 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9 and others. CVE-2024-46717 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46717?

CVE-2024-46717 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-2024-46717?

Yes, CVE-2024-46717 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46717 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46717 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46717

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: SHAMPO, Fix incorrect page release Under the following conditions: 1) No skb created yet 2) header_size == 0 (no SHAMPO header) 3) header_index + 1 % MLX5E_SHAMPO_WQ_HEADER_PER_PAGE == 0 (this is the last page fragment of a SHAMPO header page) a new skb is formed with a page that is NOT a SHAMPO header page (it is a regular data page). Further down in the same function (mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq_shampo()), a SHAMPO header page from header_index is released. This is wrong and it leads to SHAMPO header pages being released more than once.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2025-11-03

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 5.16.6, 5.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16.6 ≥ 5.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.109 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.50 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46717 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03924d117625ecb10ee3c9b65930bcb2c37ae629
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70bd03b89f20b9bbe51a7f73c4950565a17a45f7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae9018e3f61ba5cc1f08a6e51d3c0bef0a79f3ab
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46717

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-18

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46717?

CVE-2024-46717 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16.6 onward and has been patched in 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9 and others. CVE-2024-46717 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46717?

CVE-2024-46717 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-2024-46717?

Yes — CVE-2024-46717 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46717 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46717 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.