What is CVE-2024-46736?

CVE-2024-46736 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.6.32 onward and patched in 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46736?

CVE-2024-46736 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46736?

Yes, CVE-2024-46736 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6.32 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46736 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46736

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix double put of @cfile in smb2_rename_path() If smb2_set_path_attr() is called with a valid @cfile and returned -EINVAL, we need to call cifs_get_writable_path() again as the reference of @cfile was already dropped by previous smb2_compound_op() call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2025-09-26

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2024-46736 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.6.32, 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.51, 6.10.10, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.6.32 ≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.51 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.10 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46736 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/1a46c7f6546b73cbf36f5a618a1a6bbb45391eb3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3523a3df03c6f04f7ea9c2e7050102657e331a4f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b27ea9c96efd2c252a981fb00d0f001b86c90f3e
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46736

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-18

Modified 2025-09-26

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46736?

CVE-2024-46736 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.6.32 onward and has been patched in 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46736?

CVE-2024-46736 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46736?

Yes — CVE-2024-46736 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.6.32 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46736 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46736 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.