What is CVE-2024-46767?

CVE-2024-46767 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and patched in 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46767?

CVE-2024-46767 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-2024-46767?

Yes, CVE-2024-46767 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46767 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46767

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Fix missing of_node_put() for leds The call of of_get_child_by_name() will cause refcount incremented for leds, if it succeeds, it should call of_node_put() to decrease it, fix it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2025-09-26

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 6.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.51, 6.10.10, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.4

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-2024-46767 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/2560db6ede1aaf162a73b2df43e0b6c5ed8819f7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26928c8f00f6bb0e194f3957fe51c69d36838eb2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9c8dbbc236cdc6231ee91cdede2fc97b430cfff
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46767

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 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-2024-46767?

CVE-2024-46767 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and has been patched in 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46767?

CVE-2024-46767 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-2024-46767?

Yes — CVE-2024-46767 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46767 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.