What is CVE-2024-46804?

CVE-2024-46804 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and patched in 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109 and others. CVE-2024-46804 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46804?

CVE-2024-46804 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46804?

Yes, CVE-2024-46804 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46804 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46804 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46804

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add array index check for hdcp ddc access [Why] Coverity reports OVERRUN warning. Do not check if array index valid. [How] Check msg_id valid and valid array index.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-27

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2024-46804 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.5

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.226 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.167 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.109 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.50 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46804 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/2024/10/msg00003.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ee4387c5a4b57ec733c3fb4365188d5979cd9c7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a63c90c7a90ab2bd23deebc2814fc5b52abf6d2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e70c0f5251c25885c31ee84a31f99a01f7cf50e
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46804

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-27

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46804?

CVE-2024-46804 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109 and others. CVE-2024-46804 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46804?

CVE-2024-46804 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46804?

Yes — CVE-2024-46804 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46804 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46804 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.