What is CVE-2024-46815?

CVE-2024-46815 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 and others. CVE-2024-46815 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46815?

CVE-2024-46815 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-2024-46815?

Yes, CVE-2024-46815 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46815 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46815 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46815

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check num_valid_sets before accessing reader_wm_sets[] [WHY & HOW] num_valid_sets needs to be checked to avoid a negative index when accessing reader_wm_sets[num_valid_sets - 1]. This fixes an OVERRUN issue reported by Coverity.

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.284 5.4.x ✓ 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-2024-46815 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/21f9cb44f8c60bf6c26487d428b1a09ad3e8aebf
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4a08e45e614cfa7a56498cdfaeb7fae2f07fa0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c47dd2e92341f2989ab73dbed07f8894593ad7b
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46815

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-2024-46815?

CVE-2024-46815 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 and others. CVE-2024-46815 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46815?

CVE-2024-46815 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-2024-46815?

Yes — CVE-2024-46815 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46815 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46815 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.