What is CVE-2024-46751?

CVE-2024-46751 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.31 onward and patched in 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140 and others. CVE-2024-46751 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46751?

CVE-2024-46751 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-2024-46751?

Yes, CVE-2024-46751 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.31 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46751 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46751 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46751

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: don't BUG_ON() when 0 reference count at btrfs_lookup_extent_info() Instead of doing a BUG_ON() handle the error by returning -EUCLEAN, aborting the transaction and logging an error message.

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 2.6.31 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140, 6.6.92, 6.10.10, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.31

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.238 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.184 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.140 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.92 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.10 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46751 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/2025/08/msg00010.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18eb53a2734ff61b9a72c4fef5db7b38cb48ae16
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28cb13f29faf6290597b24b728dc3100c019356f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cfec712a439c5c5f5c718c5c669ee41a898f776
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46751

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-2024-46751?

CVE-2024-46751 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.31 onward and has been patched in 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140 and others. CVE-2024-46751 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46751?

CVE-2024-46751 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-2024-46751?

Yes — CVE-2024-46751 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.238, 5.15.184, 6.1.140 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.31 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46751 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46751 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.