What is CVE-2024-46730?

CVE-2024-46730 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 6.10.9 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46730?

CVE-2024-46730 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-2024-46730?

Yes, CVE-2024-46730 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.9 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46730 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46730

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Ensure array index tg_inst won't be -1 [WHY & HOW] tg_inst will be a negative if timing_generator_count equals 0, which should be checked before used. This fixes 2 OVERRUN issues reported by Coverity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2024-09-30

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-191

CVE-2024-46730 is classified as CWE-191

See CWE-191 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46730 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/687fe329f18ab0ab0496b20ed2cb003d4879d931
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a64284b9e1999ad5580debced4bc6d6adb28aad4
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46730

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-18

Modified 2024-09-30

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46730?

CVE-2024-46730 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 6.10.9 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46730?

CVE-2024-46730 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-2024-46730?

Yes — CVE-2024-46730 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.9 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46730 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.