What is CVE-2024-46801?

CVE-2024-46801 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and patched in 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46801 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46801?

CVE-2024-46801 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-2024-46801?

Yes, CVE-2024-46801 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46801 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46801 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46801

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libfs: fix get_stashed_dentry() get_stashed_dentry() tries to optimistically retrieve a stashed dentry from a provided location. It needs to ensure to hold rcu lock before it dereference the stashed location to prevent UAF issues. Use rcu_dereference() instead of READ_ONCE() it's effectively equivalent with some lockdep bells and whistles and it communicates clearly that this expects rcu protection.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2024-09-20

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

Affected from

≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.10 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46801 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/03e2a1209a83a380df34a72f7d6d1bc6c74132c7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e32c25b58b945f976435bbe51f39b32d714052e
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46801

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-18

Modified 2024-09-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46801?

CVE-2024-46801 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.10.10 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46801 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46801?

CVE-2024-46801 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-2024-46801?

Yes — CVE-2024-46801 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.10 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46801 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46801 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.