What is CVE-2024-46748?

CVE-2024-46748 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and patched in 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46748 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46748?

CVE-2024-46748 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-2024-46748?

Yes, CVE-2024-46748 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46748 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46748 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46748

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: Set the max subreq size for cache writes to MAX_RW_COUNT Set the maximum size of a subrequest that writes to cachefiles to be MAX_RW_COUNT so that we don't overrun the maximum write we can make to the backing filesystem.

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 6.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.10, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.10 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46748 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/51d37982bbac3ea0ca21b2797a9cb0044272b3aa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec226f9b1fd6cf55bc157873aec61b523083e96
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46748

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-2024-46748?

CVE-2024-46748 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and has been patched in 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46748 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46748?

CVE-2024-46748 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-2024-46748?

Yes — CVE-2024-46748 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46748 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46748 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.