What is CVE-2024-46792?

CVE-2024-46792 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and patched in 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46792?

CVE-2024-46792 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46792?

Yes, CVE-2024-46792 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46792 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46792

Low

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: misaligned: Restrict user access to kernel memory raw_copy_{to,from}_user() do not call access_ok(), so this code allowed userspace to access any virtual memory address.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

3.3

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.10, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.10 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46792 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/a3b6ff6c896aee5ef9b581e40d0045ff04fcbc8c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b686ecdeacf6658e1348c1a32a08e2e72f7c0f00
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46792

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-18

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46792?

CVE-2024-46792 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and has been patched in 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46792?

CVE-2024-46792 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46792?

Yes — CVE-2024-46792 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46792 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.