What is CVE-2024-46718?

CVE-2024-46718 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and patched in 6.10.9 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46718 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46718?

CVE-2024-46718 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-2024-46718?

Yes, CVE-2024-46718 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.9 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46718 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46718 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46718

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Don't overmap identity VRAM mapping Overmapping the identity VRAM mapping is triggering hardware bugs on certain platforms. Use 2M pages for the last unaligned (to 1G) VRAM chunk. v2: - Always use 2M pages for last chunk (Fei Yang) - break loop when 2M pages are used - Add assert for usable_size being 2M aligned v3: - Fix checkpatch

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2025-10-08

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 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46718 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/6d3581edffea0b3a64b0d3094d3f09222e0024f7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb706e92c87beb9f2543faa1705ccc330b9e7c65
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46718

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-18

Modified 2025-10-08

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46718?

CVE-2024-46718 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.10.9 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46718 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46718?

CVE-2024-46718 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-2024-46718?

Yes — CVE-2024-46718 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.9 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46718 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46718 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.